Can you believe it’s December? So welcome. I am glad you are here. Poetry is so needed these days. I have been in a slump! It made me wonder about a fun project I have done with others in the past: sending out New Year Poems on postcards.
This is one I sent last year. And while I created my own photo postcard, it can be as simple as sending a postcard with a poem written, scribbled, etc on the back. Would it be fun to start 2017 with a poem. After 2016, I am in need of poetic words.
These are from a previous year in what I received. This group was haiku based around the Japanese New Year. As you can see, it was the year of the goat. This year if you are inclined for a prompt, it’s the year of the rooster.
Here’s the Google Form to sign up if interested. There are choices like sending five postcards or ten, sending in the states or internationally, your choice. I really hope that you will consider signing up for this exchange.
I am looking forward to ringing in the New Year with you via poetry post cards.
Thank you Bridget, for hosting Poetry Friday this week.
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What a lovely experience to be a part of – poetry is healing.
I hope you will consider joining us.
Fabulous idea, Jone, poetry to start 2017. Goodness knows we’ll need the fortification. I’m in!
Glad you are on board.
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I knew Diane did this every year, but I didn’t know you did it too, Jone! What a great way to greet the New Year. Well, that and getting a couple new books in the mail. 🙂
It is so much fun. Hope you’ll consider joining us.
I love this idea of spreading the joy of poetry – what an inspiring way to kick of the new year!
Hope you join us.
I’m so glad you’ve organized this, Jone! I was going to miss having the exchange postcards trickling in. You rock!
Thank you! I think it will be great fun.
Lovely idea–I was just thinking that I need to do more of these kind of collaborations/challenges among the community, but wasn’t sure where to start. Voila! Jone has the answer, just in time!
Glad you are joining us.
Great idea. I signed up but don’t know if I can send out 5? Can it be the same card multiplied or separate ideas?
Absolutely. It’s what I do. The postcard shown on the post is a postcard. I used Picasa and the text to get the poem on the photo. Printed them off and them bought postcard backs on Amazon. I also have printed postcards from Walgreens (that takes a bit longer)
I am going write a tutorial for postcards on the Check It Out blog for Friday.
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Great idea to start the new year with poetry postcards. I just wanted to finish my giftie exchange before I committed to another. I might go to a museum for post cards. They always have such beautiful ones. Or maybe I’ll paint some if I feel particularly brave. I hope I’m not signing up too late.
Glad you are joining us!
I’m excited. 🙂 I’ve never gotten a postcard with a poem before.
Jone, This has always appealed to me but I’ve never gotten involved. I would love to join the group.
Thank you.
So glad you are joining us.
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