by Paul Nelson | Oct 4, 2020 | Poetry Postcard Fest
From the blog of Kerfe Roig, of New York: This year I participated in Poetry Postcard Fest the Poetry Postcard Fest–where the challenge is to send a different postcard with a poem you’ve composed for each day in August, 31 in all. After you register, you receive a...
by Paul Nelson | Sep 28, 2020 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Kristen L. Ryberg Second year PoPo enter-thoughts… After signing up to two groups this year, I am struck by the connective energy our postcards, handwritten or not, carry to both giver and receiver; how even small scale knowing of another through these little glimpses...
by Paul Nelson | Sep 25, 2020 | Poetry Postcard Fest, Uncategorized
Group 3: here are the cards I’ve received. So very grateful for your poems and images! I can’t express how deeply you have moved me. FYI I’ve sent to everyone on group 3 list–last cards Labor day weekend. -Lillian Kurosaka — Lillian...
by Paul Nelson | Sep 16, 2020 | Poetry Postcard Fest
The video is produced and online. The first Poetry Postcard Fest open mic happened via Zoom on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at 4pm PDT with your humble narrator as host. There were poetry reading debuts, a couple of ramblers, some typical Zoom connection issues, lots of...
by Paul Nelson | Sep 1, 2020 | Poetry Postcard Fest
Happy September. The fest is over, except for the stragglers. Expect a few cards coming in these next few days and then maybe one or two a few weeks late. This year with 156 days rather than 56 due to the lockdown designed to help deter the spread of COVID-19, the...