Ethan Mershon's Fundraiser
Give to Tupelo so they can continue to give poets a space for their work.
If you like being able to read my poems online, consider donating to Tupelo!
A supporter of Ethan Mershon
"Ethan, my grandson, you are smart and creative; so proud of you as your grandfather would be! Continue with the good work!"
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Chad Eric Bergman
"It’s in you. It is you."
$50
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Jacqueline Floyd
"Ethan, keep doing what you love and allowing your gift to bless the world. Love the Floyd’s from Kansas!"
$50
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Audrey Mershon
"Still amazed with your gift of words, how deeply you see and feel and your tender/fierce heart for others! You've been through a lot..keep on Sonshine"
$50
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Patty Glover
"Thank you for sharing your art 💜"
$100
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Lisa Peterson
""Poetry and dreams both allow you to find the images that won't leave your mind." Yes. This. #KeepOnHorking"
$200
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Silas Atha
"what you write matters."
$50
Christianna Mershon
"BLM"
$5
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Aidan Mckeever
"Food for thought "
$20
Phil Mershon
"So proud of your work and creativity!"
$50
Gaston Bachelard said: "The great function of poetry is to give back to us the situation of our dreams". As someone who has insomnia and hates dreaming, this quote hasn't always made sense to me. But in these increasingly tumultuous times, I find that it holds true. Poetry and dreams both allow you to find the images that won't leave your mind. The things you've lost that you wish you didn't, the things you wish you had lost sooner, the moments you didn't realize were important until they were gone. In dreams and in poems, these things may come back to us for a moment. In poetry, you can teach them to rest. For a moment, you may resurrect the old things and make your peace.
Tupelo Press is giving me and many others a platform to share their poems. If any of the poems you read bring you the peace that comes with a good dream, I hope you'll consider donating.