This past Wednesday, we hosted a workshop for donors of the 2025 Poetry Postcard Fest, where Paul Nelson provided guidance for having a successful postcard fest and led the group in generative...
POETRY POSTCARD FEST BLOG
Postcards from Mapes Creek Recap!
Yesterday, Sunday June 8, we hosted our 2nd Postcards from Mapes Creek event at Be'er Sheva Park in Rainier Beach. Although the weather was a surprising 87 degrees, we set up a potluck and postcard...
Postcards of the Past and Future
From PPF committee member Margaret Lee: I live in Tulsa on Route 66, where postcards are easy to find. You have seen the kind I mean: that map of the U.S. with a bold red line connecting Chicago to...
PPF Donor Workshop June 11
PPF Workshop for Donors! Postcard season is coming up soon! As a thank you to our dedicated postcard poets and generous donors, we are hosting an online workshop for supporters of the Poetry...
2025 PPF Open House VIDEO
PPF 2025 Zoom Open House On Wednesday, May 28, we hosted an open house via Zoom to talk all things Poetry Postcard Fest! Paul and I were joined by PPF committee members Ina Roy-Faderman, Zach...
Where Do You Find Postcards?
From PPF committee member Sally Hedges-Blanquez: Where Do You Find Postcards? Your home: During Covid lockdown I made postcards from cereal and cracker boxes. Costco: I get a couple poster board...
A Writing Exercise from Denise Levertov
Looking for inspiration to write poetry post-PPF? Consider Levertov’s Words Left in Your Pocket Exercise Read Denise Levertov’s poem “September 1961” below, paying extra attention to the lines...
Thankful Thursday: Curiosity & Care by Drew Myron
From postcard poet Drew Myron: After a steady stream of arrivals, my mailbox is now empty. I just completed the annual Poetry Postcard Fest, an organized commitment to write and mail poems on...
Location Card-Nation Narration by Amy Friedman
From postcard poet Dr. Amy L. Friedman: Some time before I knew I’d be coming to Japan I signed up for the 2025 Cascadia Poetics Lab Poetry Postcard Fest. It was founded by poets Paul E. Nelson and...













