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Tabula Poetica Tabula Poetica: The Center for Poetry at Chapman University is dedicated to creating an environment to celebrate poetry in a variety of forms, aesthetic approaches, and venues. Here, we foster a culture of poetry appreciation by engaging and nourishing the veteran writer, the novice poet, the student, and the poetry reader in an effort to share poems and conversation about this art form. We need your help to build our programs!

We launched an annual fall Poetry Reading Series in the fall of 2009, and we will launch the international literary journal TAB: The Journal of Poetry & Poetics in January 2013. We encourage your support for these and other projects. If you’d like to talk with the Director about Tabula Poetica, contact Dr. Anna Leahy at 714-628-7389 or leahy@chapman.edu.


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Membership Levels

SESTINA ($1000)

The Sestina level of membership includes the following
  • A copy of the annual print issue!
  • A complete set of one Tabula Poetica Series videos on a flash drive; that’s poetry talks and readings by at least three poets!
  • A signed copy of Tabula Poetica Director’s Constituents of Matter.
  • Early-bird notifications of events and news about the literary journal.
  • SPECIAL BONUS: Your choice of dinner for you and a guest at Chapman University with Tabula Poetica Director Anna Leahy and a regional poet OR an original poem by Tabula Poetica Director Anna Leahy written just for you in your honor or for your special occasion.

 ($978 tax deductible for poem bonus; $880 tax deductible for dinner option)

VILLANELLE ($500)

 The Villanelle level of membership includes the following:

  • A copy of the annual print issue!
  • A complete set of one Tabula Poetica Series videos on a flash drive; that’s poetry talks and readings by at least three poets!
  • A signed copy of Tabula Poetica Director’s Constituents of Matter.
  • Early-bird notifications of events and news about the literary journal.

 ($478 tax deductible)

PANTOUM ($250)

 The Pantoum level of membership includes the following:

  • A copy of the annual print issue!
  • A complete set of one Tabula Poetica Series videos on a flash drive; that’s poetry talks and readings by at least three poets!
  • Early-bird notifications of events and news about the literary journal.

 ($245 tax deductible)

TANKA ($100)

 The Tanka level of membership includes the following:

  • A copy of the annual print issue!
  • Two videos— a Poetry Talk and a Reading by one Tabula Poetica visiting poet—on a flash drive.
  • Early-bird notifications of events and news about the literary journal.

 ($95 tax deductible)

SONNET ($50)

The Sonnet level of membership includes a copy of the print issue and early-bird notifications of upcoming events and news about the literary journal. Stay in the Tabula Poetica loop—become a Sonneteer!

(100% tax deductible)

LIMERICK ($25, students only)

The Limerick level of membership is designed to offer students a discounted rate on membership, with all the benefits of the Sonnet level.

(100% tax deductible)

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How to Become a Donor

The link provide below allows donors to select which membership level they would like to join. The donation page, which is ran through Chapman University, provides a secure way to donate. As noted, all donations are tax deductible.

Donate to Tabula Poetica

For additional information on donations, please contact Lisa Nashua, Director of Development, Wilkinson College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences. She can be reached via phone at (714) 628-7369 or via email atnashua@chapman.edu.