PPF Blurb from Suzanne Beaumont

September 20, 2025

by Veronica Martinez

From PPF 2025 participant Suzanne Beaumont:

I am not certain which was more delightful: creating a poem and penning it onto a fun postcard and anticipating its receipt, or receiving a postcard poem in my mailbox. I received so many really great poems. These small poetic passages and noticings encouraged me to look more closely around me and feel my way through the day. The beauty of sharing poems was grounding. Did the receiver read them aloud, thus furthering their imprint on the world? Did the mail carrier read them, too? I hope so. Thank you Cascadia Labs for organizing this wonderful exchange. Cheers!

Thank you so much to every postcard poet that participated in the 2025 Poetry Postcard Fest. We are so grateful to have you as a part of our community of welcoming, open-minded poets. Registration for PPF 2026 is open now! CLICK HERE to register.

2 Comments

Tom Stiles on September 27, 2025 at 11:07 pm

Mail carriers! I think everyone should include a mail carrier on their list next year.
No guarantee they’ll write back but they should be acknowledged. My friends and I in our letter correspondence years ago would always include a note to the carrier on the back
Colette on September 28, 2025 at 6:36 pm

I mailed a card to my (tiny town) Post Office. The (previous) carrier and PO staff let me know they got it, love it and have it hanging up in the mail processing area.

They hand stamped 98% of my cards, always happily.

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