The August Poetry Postcard Fest was initiated in 2007 by poets Paul Nelson and Lana Ayers. On or about July 27 each year, participating poets write three original poems directly (1st take) onto postcards to the three names below them on the list. On August 1 poets then write one poem on a card a day to each person below those three on the list until the end of the month, ideally incorporating themes or motifs from cards they have received.
Tuesday, July 27, 2010
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Today's the day to start writing poems and mailing them out. Start with three to the people just below you on the list. When you get to the bottom of the list, resume at the top. Three today and one a day starting August 1, hopefully inspired in part by cards being sent to you. Writing as you would a postcard, but this is a poem. Have fun. See you in September. - Paul
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greetings poetry lovers
i just joined (7/31) the Aug 2010 blog and will begin to mail today
thank you, Carol
So... what now? Is there anyplace people can post some of what they came up with or received that they loved? I scanned all my outgoing cards, and it ended up being quite an interesting cross-section of my brain -- I'll probably put them up on my personal blog at some point, but I wondered if you had some kind of aggregate site (or if there was an address I could send a link to when I get it up).
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