Write NOW is dedicated to supporting poets, poetry communities and poetry organizations by providing funding and leadership for noteworthy projects, fostering communication and collaboration between diverse communities, and producing workshops and retreats.

Write NOW sponsored its first writers' retreat at the OJAI Foundation in the spring of 2008. It was a four day retreat designed to foster growth, provide rest and relaxation, encourage collaboration among writers, and develop key leaders for future community initiatives. Currently, Write NOW retreats are not open to the public due to limited resources. Poets can inquire about upcoming retreat opportunities by writing to COMMUNITY SUPPORT PROGRAMS.

As resources grow, through grants and community fundraisers, our Poetry Community Support Programs will expand. Stay tuned for upcoming community leadership forums where members of the poetry community will have a chance to give the Write NOW board of directors input and insight and help to build our vision for a more vibrant poetrysociety.