Welcome to the 30/30 Project, an extraordinary challenge and fundraiser for Tupelo Press, a nonprofit 501(c)(3) literary press. Each month, volunteer poets run the equivalent of a “poetry marathon,” writing 30 poems in 30 days, while the rest of us “sponsor” and encourage them every step of the way.
THE 30/30 PROJECT: VOLUNTEER POETS
March Poets
Kathleen Bednarek
Kathleen holds a M.A. in Poetry from Wilkes University and will graduate in May 2026 with her M.F.A. in Creative Writing from Wilkes University. Her writing has been published in Tricycle Magazine, Action, Spectacle, Tupelo Quarterly and The Compulsive Reader
Mymona Bibi
Mymona Bibi is a Bengali-British writer, creative facilitator and ESOL teacher based in Newcastle upon Tyne. She is interested in themes of multilingualism, cities, inequality and home. Her writing has been featured in the Ilkley Literature Festival, Magma Poetry, Butcher's Dog, Corridor8, Hajar Press and Lumpen Press. Her poetry has been shortlisted for Nine Arches Press Primers 2025. She has produced and performed at events such as the Newcastle Fringe Festival (2023 and 2025) and NOVUM (2023 and 2024). Currently, she is the lead artist of World Writes - a multilingual community writing group. She has supported the group through the production and design of a multilingual publication, multilingual audio voice note and a multi-sensory kantha quilt. You can find her on Instagram @wordsbymymona
Amy Haworth
Amy Haworth is a wife, a mom, a daughter. A strong-coffee drinker. A reader. A recovering perfectionist. A fan of long, morning walks. A believer in people, in God, and in miracles. She is a Colorado native who now resides where ocean meets land on the East Coast of Florida.
Susan Hankla
Susan Hankla is the author of three books of poetry, “I’m Not Evelyn”, her second book, was released April 2023 from Groundhog Poetry Press, LLC. “Clinch River”, Susan’s debut poetry collection set in Appalachia, was also published by Groundhog Poetry Press LLC. Both books available by contacting the author. Susan also has a chapbook, "I AM Running Home", by Burning Deck Press. Her work has been reviewed in Blackbird (Spring 2018, Vol. 17, No.1) and Cold Mountain and Hollins Critic. Susan lives in Richmond, VA. Recipient of the Virginia Prize for Fiction, fellowships to VCCA and the Frost Place, she holds a BA from Hollins College and an MFA in creative writing from Brown University.
It has been said that the poet Rumi said, “Poetry is pointing towards something
walking away from it,” which feels right to me. We expect from poetry surprises, mysteries, and sometimes inchoate features which are like fog on the mountain roads, or the smell of smoke from a distant fire.
Most of my life poetry has pointed out things that I wouldn’t see (if only a glimpse of something) any other way.
Participating in Tupelo Press’s 30/30 project connects me to all the poetry of all the world, and especially to the other poets this March 2026. Poetry is old, Y’all. And always new to readers and writers of it. Please support my efforts this March by a $25.00 donation.
Christina McCleanhan
Christina is an educator, creator, and human. Born on July 4th and raised between the hills of eastern Kentucky and the river banks of the mighty Ohio, she completed her undergraduate degree at Transylvania University and received an MFA from Mills College in Oakland, CA. She is a first-generation college graduate. As an artist, Christina has learned that the rhythm of humanity offers itself to those who seek peace in crowded rooms and empty hallways. Her current writing explores the delicate privilege of balancing grief and joy.
Elizabeth McGraw
Elizabeth McGraw is a change management leader and organizational strategist who has spent over two decades guiding Fortune 500 companies and global institutions through complex transformations.
With a background in East Asian Languages and Literature from the University of Florida and a Master’s in Organizational Development from Pepperdine University where her thesis was about on the power of poetry to enable change in organizations.
Originally from Louisiana, she served as a Peace Corps volunteer in Mongolia, where she developed an early appreciation for cross-cultural communication and the power of storytelling to bridge divides. Over time, Elizabeth has cultivated a unique perspective on how language, culture, and human connection shape the way we navigate change.
Elizabeth has been drawn to the human side of transformation: the stories people tell themselves about change, the resilience they discover in uncertainty, and the ways communities adapt and grow together. Whether facilitating workshops, advising executives, or mentoring emerging leaders, she remains fascinated by the intersection of strategic thinking and human experience.
Elizabeth lives in the Washington, D.C. area with her family, where she continues to explore how we make meaning through the changes we face, both professionally and personally.
Alexis Wolfe
Alexis Wolfe is a poet and essayist living in Marfa, Texas, where she writes cultural and arts features for the local newspaper, The Big Bend Sentinel. She is a longtime member of Pittsburgh’s Madwomen in the Attic workshop series, and holds a BA in Creative Writing from Chatham University. She was a 2022 recipient of The National Endowments for the Arts ‘Big Read’ Award in Creative Nonfiction. Her work has been featured in Collision and Rune. On a poetry hiatus as of late, she still believes in its power.
Kristine Anderson
Kristine Rae Anderson is a Pushcart-nominated poet and author of the chapbook Field of Everlasting. Her work has appeared in SALT, Persimmon Tree, Anacapa Review, About Place Journal, and elsewhere. Kristine previously participated in Tupelo Press's 30/30 project in September 2023, and she is grateful for a brief Gentle House residency in January 2024. Having lived in California most of her life, she moved to New England in 2025, where she lives with her husband and their three-legged rescue dog and volunteers as a literacy tutor.
Barbara Audet
Barbara Audet is a former newspaper editor and television broadcaster. Additionally, she holds an MA in public affairs journalism from The Ohio State University where she was a Kiplinger Fellow. As a college professor and doctoral candidate, she taught at the University of Texas at Austin, Ithaca College, Auburn University and Western Illinois University. Her poetry is not classical and experimental..
Bee Cordera
Bee Cordera is a published poet, nonfiction writer, and emerging journalist. They mostly write on the intersection between climate change, environmental justice, and culture, but lately Bee has taken more of a general assignment approach to journalism. Bee currently writes for The Black Wall Street Times. Their work can be found on NPR, Grist, The New Territory, Atmos, Next City, and Nexus Media News. She received her MFA from Southern Illinois University in Carbondale. When she is not reporting, or writing poetry, Bee teaches poetry, watches anime, and roller skates in her free time.
Ashby Logan Hill
Ashby Logan Hill is a poet, writer, artist, and educator from Harrisonburg, Virginia currently living and working in Richmond. He has studied extensively with poets James Tate, Dara Barrois-Dixon, Lynn Xu, Peter Gizzi, Camille Rankine, Lilah Hegnauer, and Laurie Kutchins as well as with writers Hilary Holladay, Sabina Murray, Edie Meidav and Noy Holland. Hill holds an MFA in Poetry from UMASS Amherst (2017) where he was a reader for "jubilat," received a B.A. in English with Creative Writing and Art Minors from James Madison University (2012) where he studied graphic design and the art of book making, and was a member of the 2004 graduating class at The American Boychoir School in Princeton, New Jersey. His written works are featured in "The Oregon Hill Review," "Vagabond," "Cobra Lily," "voicemail poems," "WHURK Cultural Review," "Byrd Whistle," "River City Poets Anthology," and the 2024 Virginia Poetry Society Anthology. As Poems for People Virginia, Logan performs personalized, typewritten poetry on demand across Virginia and is the author of the recently published chapbook "You Went to the River to See What it Would Be Like to Become a Fish" (Bottlecap Press 2025). He is also a June 2024 30/30 Project Tupelo Press Alumni.
Amy Marques
Amy Marques grew up between languages and places and learned, from an early age, the multiplicity of narratives. She has visual art, poetry, and prose published in many journals and anthologies, is author of Foot Notes, editor & artist for the Duets anthologies, author & artist of the found poetry book PARTS and co-author of Neverafters and Are You Willing? Upcoming chapbook: Hissing in the Wind (Alternating Current Press). More at https://amybookwhisperer.wordpress.com..
Sonia Sophia Sura
Named after her great grandmothers, Sonia Sophia Sura is an artist in many forms... Sonia is a singer songwriter, musician, dancer, actor, photographer, artist, eco-somatic facilitator, expressive arts facilitator, handpan player, writer, traveler, ocean-lover, beachcomber, gardener, herbalist, meditator, and certified silly friend. You can call to Sonia through many mediums, such as dancing, laughing, touching Earth, tree-climbing, hugging, slowing down. Sonia grew up in the Massachusetts and travels around the globe performing music, poetry, and dance. Sonia is currently recording an original album and poetry audiobook in Austin, Texas! Call to Sonia through the trees (they’re listening). Walk around town with acorns in your ears (you might just hear a poem or tune). Sonia is a reflection of humanity, of grief and joy, and of the humanness of you. Sonia's new poetry book, Poetry for my Grandmother, is found here https://wisdom-song.myshopify.com
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Samuel Louis Spencer
Samuel Louis Spencer is an American poet and journalist. He grew up in Malawi, Africa, before moving to the United States to pursue an education in English and creative writing. Spencer earned his MFA from Liberty University and, since then, enjoys a sort of pseudo-nomadic lifestyle..
JANUARY 2026 30/30 PROJECT PARTICIPANTS
The volunteer poets for December are Tess Adams, Haley Bosse, Jess Bowe, Joanna Lee, Thomas Page, Sarah Paley, and Amy Snodgrass.
December 2025 30/30 Project Participants
The volunteer poets for December are Kate Bowers, Katie Collins, Ellen Ferguson, Chris Fong Chew, Davis Hicks, Victor Barnuevo Velasco, Jen Wagner, and Stacey Walker.
November 2025 30/30 Project Participants
The volunteer poets for November are Megan Bell, Jono Crefield, Alison Lake, Maya Cheav, Jada D’Antignac, Laurie Fuhr, Dominic Leach, Dawn McGuire, and Samantha Murphy
October 2025 30/30 Project Participants
The volunteer poets for September are Lilly Frank, Anna Ojascastro Guzon, Kathryn Johnson, Kimberly McElhatten, and H.T. Reynolds
September 2025 30/30 Project Participants
The volunteer poets for September were: Yael Valencia Aldana, Catherine Bai, Danielle Boodoo-Fortune, Kimberly Gibson-Tran, Kendra Brooks, Yvette Perry, Abigail Ardelle Zammit, and Amber Wei
August 2025 30/30 Project Participants
The volunteer poets for September are: Allison Baldwin, Daniel Becker, Ayana Cole Fletcher, Jaclyn Youhana Garver, Shivani G, Beth Siciliano, Ariana Suits, and Benin Lemus