I’ve been sending and receiving poetry on postcards for almost a decade, so I was delighted when my Love Notes pal, Bianca, told me about Poetry on Postcards (PoP), a kindness initiative created by Rayna Hutchison.
Team PoP sends beautifully designed postcards with a personalized note written on the back. My note was inspiring and very much needed when I received it in mid-February:
Let the road steer your wheel. Go with the flow sometimes. Let things be. Smile your brightest smile. Go out there and seize the day!
I need these words today too–except I have to stay in and seize the day.
Want one?
All you have to do is request a postcard via the digital post office and Team PoP will wing one in your direction. You can read more about the project by clicking this link. To see more poetry on postcards, follow PoP on Instagram.
Snail Mail Tip: While you’re waiting for your PoP to arrive, take the opportunity to send some of your favorite poems to family and friends. You can write short poems on the back of store-bought postcards or make your own postcards by cutting card stock into 4×6 pieces. You can type the poem directly onto the card stock and decorate the card in anyway you wish. The links below feature poetry on postcards presented in various ways:
You might also like the idea of pairing a poem (or excerpt) with a photograph. This is my favorite way of sharing poetry on postcards–as you can see from the blog posts below. If you’re not comfortable sending your own photos, see the many, many beautiful photos available for your use on Pixabay or Unsplash.
- “The Cell Is the Song”
- “A Noiseless, Patient Spider”
- “who knows if the moon’s a balloon”
- “Fire and Ice”
The weekend is here finally. I am on my way to my [current] favorite book of poetry and a piping hot cup of herbal tea. Won’t you join me?
Pics and Posts 
Oooh this is very pretty!
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I agree! I’m thinking about what I could with my poetry if I had your art skills! 🙂
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Hope you enjoy your cuppa and book 🙂
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I did!!! I even started today with more poetry. 🙂
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Go out there and seize the day!. I love that. We can be all we want to be truly in Christ Jesus. 💃
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Certainly we can be everything He calls us to be!
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Yes ma’am. 💃
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What is your favorite book of poetry right now?
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Hi Kim! That’s a good question. It’s difficult to name a favorite. There are poems, poets, collections I love and will always love. There are also those I love for the moment because they speak to my experiences. There are also those I love simply because I enjoy teaching them. Right now, though, these forever-love books of poetry are “on repeat.” Devotions by Mary Oliver, I Am Becoming My Mother by Grace Nichols, Fractal Song by Jerry W. Ward, Salt by Nayyirah Waheed.
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