GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: The New Yorker
Dennis Nurkse is an author of nine books of poetry (published as ‘D. Nurkse’). His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Times Literary Supplement, Poetry, the New York Times, The Atlantic Monthly, and other venues.
Featuring Dennis Nurske, a Tanne Foundation award recipient.
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GRANTEES IN THE NEWS
Source: CNN
Erika Vohman, Executive Director of the Equilibrium Fund, was featured as a CNN Hero for her work in Central America conducting workshops that teach women how to use nutritious Maya nuts, which have now become a valuable food source. Vohman has also spearheaded the planting of 800,000 Maya nut trees in an effort to conserve rainforest habitat.
Featuring Equilibrium Fund, a grantee of the Conservation, Food and Health Foundation.
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On love, on grief, on ev’ry human thing,
Time sprinkles Lethe’s water with his wing.
With Walter Savage Landor’s two-line poem, U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Pinsky illustrated the relevance of poetry as a form of human expression as elemental as music or dance. The theme of this funder briefing, “Poetry in Hard Times,” demonstrated how the arts can flourish in an economic depression. Continue Reading »
