Individual Supporters of Copper Canyon Press
We are deeply grateful for Copper Canyon Press’s individual donors who share our belief that poetry is vital to language and living. Thank you to each and every one of you for your visionary support of independent publishing and poetry.
This page is updated monthly and recognizes donors as of August 15, 2026.
Please send any corrections to gifts@coppercanyonpress.org.
Sustaining Donors
Our deepest gratitude to our Sustaining Donors, who have made extraordinary lifetime donations in support of poetry of $50,000 and above.
Anonymous
Jill Baker and Jeffrey Bishop
Anne and Geoffrey Barker*
John Branch
Diana Broze
Sarah J. Cavanaugh*
Leslie Cox
Mimi Gates
David and Jane Hibbard*
Elizabeth Hebert*
Carolyn and Robert Hedin*
Bruce S. Kahn
Matthew Laufer
Maureen Lee and Mark Busto
The Estate of Patti Klumpp Miller
John W. Phillips and Anne O’Donnell*
Suzanne Rapp and Mark Hamilton*
Emily and Dan Raymond
Joseph C. Roberts
Cynthia Sears
Kim and Jeff Seely*
William True
Daniel M. Waggoner
Patrick Whitgrove and Mona Baroudi
Donna Wolf*
Charles and Barbara Wright
In honor of C.D. Wright, from Forrest Gander
Editor’s Circle
Recognizing donors who have made an annual gift of $5,000 and above.
Anonymous
Richard Andrews and Colleen Chartier
Jill Baker and Jeffrey Bishop
Anne and Geoffrey Barker*
Rick Shinsui Bowles
John R. Cahill
Sarah J. Cavanaugh*
Peter Currie*
Bruce Easter
Mimi Gardner Gates
Claire Gribbin
Linda Healy
Elizabeth Hebert*
Carolyn and Robert Hedin*
David and Jane Hibbard*
Bruce S. Kahn
Phil Kovacevich and Eric Wechsler
Eric La Brecque
Jembaa and Jason Mai
Ellie Mathews and Carl Youngmann at The North Press
Kathryn O’Driscoll
Suzanne Rapp and Mark Hamilton*
Emily and Dan Raymond
Jeffery Ross
Cynthia Sears
Tree Swenson
Julia Sze
William True
Daniel M. Waggoner
Kathleen Walsh
Patrick Whitgrove and Mona Baroudi
Donna Wolf*
In honor of C.D. Wright, from Forrest Gander
Caleb Young as C. Young Creative
Publisher’s Circle
Recognizing donors who have made an annual gift of $2,500 – $4,999.
Anonymous
Phyllis Hatfield
Robert and Sally Jackson
Paul Neutz and Nicole Burnett
Laurie Oki
Mary Pat and John Osterhaus
Scott Pomfret
Joseph C. Roberts
Michael and Kay Smallwood
Amy and Mark Worthington*
Donor’s Circle
Recognizing donors who have made an annual gift of $1,000 – $2,499.
Anonymous
Shawn and Lynne Aebi
Robert Becker
Greg Bishop
John Branch
David Brewster and Mary Kay Sneeringer*
Deborah Buchanan
Tina Cervin*
Paul Corbeil
Vasiliki Dwyer
Beroz Ferrell
Firehouse Fund
Mary Forster
William E. Franklin
Carl Galeana
Daniel Gerber
Holly J. Hughes and John Pierce
Charles Joy
Laura Kasischke
Mickie Kennedy
Jeanie J. Kim
Beth Kirkhart
Ted Kooser
Kim Kopetz
Susan Kopetz
Maureen Lee and Mark Busto
Kara and Ken Masters
Barry and Lee Ann McGinnis
Michael McManus and Tanya Young
Leslie Adrienne Miller
Elizabeth Douglas Mornin
Andy Nettel
Stewart Parker
Kevin Prufer
Adam and Lynn Rauch
James Richardson
Alberto Ríos
Gabriel Ritz Saphar
Kelli Russell Agodon
Gloria Russell-Baker
Kim Seely
Ira Silverberg
Rick Simonson
Byron Springer and Wendy Kearns
Arthur Sze
Chase Twichell
Dawn Ream
Lisa and Robert Wahbe
Linda Walsh and Keith Cowan
Christopher Watson
D.D. Wigley
Arden Wohl
Zinn Family Fund
*With additional thanks to the American Endowment Fund, Bernstein Philanthropic Impact Fund, Brewster Sneeringer Family Giving Fund at Fidelity Charitable, Goldman Sachs, Grubin Family Gift Fund at Bank of America, Jefferson Community Foundation, Lawrence Edwin Mawby Fund at Vanguard Charitable, Mariposa Charitable Fund at Fidelity, Morgan Stanley GIFT, Petunia Charitable Fund, Phillips O’Donnell Family Fund, Schwab Charitable, Seattle Foundation, Vanguard Charitable, and the William Battle Crooks & Saramel Crooks Foundation.
Friends of Copper Canyon Press
Recognizing donors who champion poetry through their subscription to our Friends of Copper Canyon Press membership program with their gifts of $60 – $300 per year.
Poetry Supporters
$60 / year
Bill Curtsinger
Tom Cheyney
Mark Christopherson
Gabriel Chytry
Joliene Dexter
Peter Guerrero
Pam Lemke
Roland Mayer
Makeshiftpoet
Ted Mead
Richard Meadows
Mindy Kronenberg
Wendy A. Rubin
Susan Shields
Robin Somers
Martin Stabler
Mona Villarrubia
Poetry Patrons
$120 / year
Joseph Chevalier
Joe Christy
Debbie Clark
Dan Clarkson
Diana Cohn
Arthur Curtis
Rick Deitchman
Rocky Friedman
Katie George
Mark and Michelle Hansen
Donald Heneghan
Diane Lederman
Alex Leslie
MaryLee McNeal
Br. Ambrose Miles
James T. Mullins
Taylor Muniz
Maria Van Newkirk
Frederick Ramey
Jerold M. Rothstein
David W. Shearer
Kellie Tomin
Jessica Wang
Christopher Watson
Laurel Yaga
Poetry Champions
$300 / year
S. Craig Alexander
Kristin Borquist
Mark Brunst
B.G. Colby
Brenda Fournier and Stephen Spencer
In memory of Tom Gardon
Chelsea Gunter
Holly J. Hughes and John Pierce
Marty Krasney
Margaret Niver McGann
Anne Payne Barker
Emily Raymond
Catherine and Stephan Roche
Jackson Schmidt
John K. Spoden
Tran Phuong Thao
Linda Walsh and Keith Cowan