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How to set a stamp on pour day, what it costs, and how cities run poetry programs.
Field guide
Planning, the timing test, weather, pressing technique, and troubleshooting, with a printable crew checklist.
Price guide
The pricing formula, real worked examples, and what is and isn't included.
City guide
Fund it like public art, collect poems from residents, and press them in during regular sidewalk work.
Funding guide
Percent for Art, AARP Community Challenge, the NEA, state arts boards and sponsors: what a first year costs and when to apply.
City template
A fill-in-the-blanks council resolution: poems go only into sidewalk panels the city is already replacing. Download it for Word.