2015 Postcard Final Stats

The signup for the 9th August Poetry Postcard Fest is final and the list has been sent to all participants. The total number of participants is down from an all-time high in 2014 – 423, to 208 in 2015, but the addition of a small signup fee discouraged some and...

505. The Lake’s Brain

I was taking my corridor walk June 23, 2015, and was stunned by the reflection of the sun on wavelets of Lake Washington. I tried to get a decent video capture of the phenomenon (after looking at a Seagull I thought was a Blue Heron) and you get some idea from that. I...

2015 Poetry Postcard F.A.Q.’s

A few random questions posed by participants, or would-be participants, in the 2015 August Poetry Postcard Fest. By the way, this is your last call for registration as that ends July 27 at 12:01 a.m. 1) Can I start now or do I have to wait until August? By all means...

Why a Postcard Fee This Year?

I got an unsigned email this morning about the postcard fest: hello paul wondering – why is there a fee for participating now?  what is done with  over $4000 you would collect if over 400 sign up (and pay) again? i have done the august postcard poetry event for...