Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens POB 2482 Hartford, CT 06146-2482

The Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens is a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation.

Mission:
Organized in June of 1995, the mission of the Hartford Friends and Enemies of Wallace Stevens is to:

• Encourage awareness of this internationally renowned poet in his hometown of Hartford.
• Create programs in poetry, reading, and literacy in Stevens' name.
• Leverage Stevens' prominence in art and business for civic good in Hartford.

1. Help make Wallace Stevens more accessible for residents and his international following by making tangible a sense of place in Hartford as the hometown of the poet's life and work
2. Offer children and adults opportunities to benefit from poetry and Wallace Stevens
3. Gain community support to sustain the funding, leadership and partnerships necessary to realize our objectives.

We believe:

• Poetry gives voice and empowers people of all ages with the power of language.
• Citizens of Hartford are proud of our better-known literary heroes and should remember Wallace Stevens as well.
• Recognizing, reading and celebrating Hartford's most renowned poet will contribute to the city's urbanity.
• Stevens' example as a successful corporate lawyer and internationally-respected poet demonstrates that an ordinary man in an ordinary profession can be creative and that business and the arts can flourish together.
• Providing tangible monuments to Stevens in his hometown will provide a destination for cultural tourists and add to our city's repute.
  

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