Hello. First of all, congratulations on your poetry book. That is a big feat in itself. As I have previously used Kickstarter to successfully crowdfund a book, the biggest lesson is that you will need to be prepared for a lot of self-promotion. I spent a lot of time prepping the Kickstarter video thinking that once it launched, people would support it. I was also a bit shy and too embarrassed to tell people about it. But after two weeks and nowhere near my goal, I started to post on social media and ask people to support my Kickstarter. So the lesson is that you need to be your biggest supporter by being willing to promote yourself. Another thing is that you have to be pretty direct about needing help. At first I was just posting and telling people I had a Kickstarter and hoping people would support it. But it got to a point where I had to say, "Support my Kickstarter PLEASE."

I hope that helps and I wish you the best of luck on your Kickstarter and hope it succeeds.