Word to Table

Elizabeth Denny and Sean Sutherland are poets and community organizers who support local food access, NYC lit events, and mutual aid initiatives.

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Thank you to everyone who has donated, assisted, recited poems online, tuned into and attended our reading this past Saturday!

Here is the recording of our reading. We are still shy of our goal, so if you would like, please enjoy our reading and if you can please support our efforts to help those who depend on the three food pantries and the farmers who supply them.

https://t.co/RrRfhoExi2

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We are LIVE!!! Tune in at https://t.co/wkJF00VKuh

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🗣🗣T-minus 1 hour 🔊 Please join us for the live stream of the reading to support our friends - the food pantries of Western Massachusetts.

Watch the Live Event today at 3pm eastern on YouTube:
🔗https://t.co/JVVNRSgp9v

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Please join us for the live stream of the reading to support our friends - the food pantries of Western Massachusetts. Napping or sniffing garbage, optional.

Watch the live event tomorrow at 3pm on YouTube:
🔗https://t.co/JVVNRSgp9v

#AcademyofAmericanpoets #AmericanPoetryreview #ThePoetryfoundation #GeraldineRDodgepoetryfestival #PoetrysocietyofNewYork #Poetryfoundation #Brooklynpoets #TheWritersStudio #WorldLiteratureToday #PoetryOutLoud #BoweryPoetryproject #LambdaLiteraryFoundation #PoetrySocietyofAmerica #LibraryofCongress #PoetsandWriters #PoetsHouse #RichardHugoHouse #PoetryOrg #WomensnationalBookAssociation #Yaddo #ParisLitUp

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Don't forget to register to attend our reading—live or virtually—happening this Saturday, July 5th at 3pm. And don't forget to donate! Families and farmers need our help.

Sean Sutherland is one of the amazing writers who will be reading at our event. He is the recipient of The James Dickey Prize for poetry for 2025/2026, awarded by Five Points Literary Journal. He has had poems published in Atlanta Review, The Florida Review, The Sandhills Literary magazine, Hypertext, The Sky Island Journal, among other journals, along with the anthology The Writers Studio at 30 and The Maine Review, for which he won honorable mention for their poetry prize in 2015. He was nominated for a Pushcart by the literary magazine Sleet in 2019. He was also nominated for a 2023 Pushcart Prize by its panel of guest editors. Two of his poems were selected for an anthology titled, Poetry for the Actor: A Guide to Deeper Truth. Sean is a MacDowell Colony Fellow and would like to find more time for camping in a tent!

Please donate if you can:
🔗https://t.co/3IMce87JQ5

And to nab a ticket for the reading:
🔗https://t.co/oIQae3Bzva

Watch the Live Event on July 5th at 3pm on YouTube:
🔗https://t.co/JVVNRSfRjX

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Another one of our wonderful poets for the reading this Saturday is Jaya Tripathi.

Jaya has worked as an actor and a human rights documentation expert. Her poetry has appeared in Pleiades, and she was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by New Ohio Review in 2024. She is a student at The Writers Studio and splits her time between New York and Virginia.

Please donate if you can: https://t.co/kPqs6jjFQ6

And to nab a ticket for the reading: https://t.co/V28joG5qSL

Check out Jaya Tripathi's poem "If I'm Honest" at New Ohio Review: https://t.co/CT3LpnwlXg

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Together, we’ve raised $3,815! 💪
This campaign has grown because of YOU—friends, family, followers, strangers turned supporters. Every share and dollar is a reminder that community is powerful.

We’ve still got more to do, but I believe we’ll get there.
Let’s keep the momentum going:
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Watch the Live Event on July 5th at 3pm on YouTube:
🔗 https://t.co/JVVNRSgp9v

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We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

To find out more about our cause and to live stream the event please check out the links below. 🔗https://t.co/59rIKwKSSY 🔗https://t.co/JVVNRSgp9v

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Join us for a free literary event on Saturday, July 5th at 3 PM in Greenfield, Massachusetts, where we’re combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community. We will also live stream the event so please be sure to save the date and join us using the YouTube link below.

🔗https://t.co/59rIKwKSSY
🔗https://t.co/JVVNRSgp9v

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We’ve now raised $3,430 between GoFundMe, Betterworld, and Venmo! We're so thankful to everyone who has supported, donated, or shared our fundraiser. Your kindness has made a real impact—and it truly means the world to us.

We’re still moving forward, and every bit helps. Thank you for being part of this and please be sure to watch the live stream on July 5th at 3pm using the Youtube link below:
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Maria Gabrielle reads the poem "Hunger" by Wife X.

We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Find out more about our goal to fight food insecurity while supporting farmers at Word to Table here: https://t.co/W0vZolTP89

#CommunityStrong #EndHunger #foodpantries #fundraiser #wordtotable #DonateNow #Massachusetts #philanthropy #CommunitySupport #communityoutreach #localfarms #poetry

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This is a poem titled, “As a Child, You Worried You Would Be an Orphan” by Charlotte Pence as read by Olena Jennings.

We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Find out more about our goal to fight food insecurity while supporting farmers at Word to Table here: https://t.co/W0vZolUmXH

#CommunityStrong #EndHunger #foodpantries #fundraiser #wordtotable #DonateNow #Massachusetts #philanthropy #CommunitySupport #communityoutreach #localfarms #poetry

[Word to Table @WordtoTable]

We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Find out more about our goal to fight food insecurity while supporting farmers at Word to Table here: https://t.co/W0vZolUmXH

#CommunityStrong #EndHunger #foodpantries #fundraiser #wordtotable #DonateNow #Massachusetts #philanthropy #CommunitySupport #communityoutreach #localfarms #poetry

[Word to Table @WordtoTable]

We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Find out more about our goal to fight food insecurity while supporting farmers at Word to Table here: https://t.co/W0vZolUmXH

#CommunityStrong #EndHunger #foodpantries #fundraiser #wordtotable #DonateNow #Massachusetts #philanthropy #CommunitySupport #communityoutreach #localfarms #poetry

[Word to Table @WordtoTable]

We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Find out more about our goal to fight food insecurity while supporting farmers at Word to Table here. https://t.co/W0vZolTP89

#CommunityStrong #EndHunger #foodpantries #fundraiser #wordtotable #DonateNow #Massachusetts #philanthropy #CommunitySupport #communityoutreach #localfarms #poetry

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We’ve hit $3,255 so far between GoFundMe, BetterWorld, and Venmo and that’s all thanks to YOU—your generosity, your shares, your support. We're making serious progress, and we're more hopeful than ever.

Let’s keep it going—share, donate, or just send some love. It all counts. 💚
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#CommunityStrong #GoFundMe #ProgressUpdate #ThankYou

[Word to Table @WordtoTable]

We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Find out more about our goal to fight food insecurity while supporting farmers at Word to Table here: https://t.co/W0vZolTP89

#CommunityStrong #EndHunger #foodpantries #fundraiser #wordtotable #DonateNow #Massachusetts #philanthropy #CommunitySupport #communityoutreach #localfarms #poetry

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Sean Sutherland, one of our Word to Table organizers, is sharing a special message for both new and longtime followers about our mission: using literary readings to help fight food insecurity.

Join us for a free literary event on Saturday, July 5th at 3 PM in Greenfield, Massachusetts, where we’re combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Want to learn more and support the mission?
Check out the links here:
🔗https://t.co/VHdRQVnmlm
🔗https://t.co/t1bNlrP3J0

#WordToTable #PoetryForChange #MutualAid #FoodJustice #LiteraryCommunity

[Word to Table @WordtoTable]

We are here today to not just talk about poetry- but about people. We are a part of a grassroots initiative called Word to Table- a free literary event happening on Saturday, July 5th at 3pm in Greenfield, Massachusetts. We are combining incredible poetry with a powerful cause; fighting hunger in our community.

Find out more about our goal to fight food insecurity while supporting farmers at Word to Table here: https://t.co/W0vZolTP89

#CommunityStrong #EndHunger #foodpantries #fundraiser #wordtotable #DonateNow #Massachusetts #philanthropy #CommunitySupport #communityoutreach #localfarms #poetry