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Wish
You Were Where
Choose an artist...
Write a poem...
Let the
collaborations begin! |
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Postcards are being scanned &
archived! |
Portsmouth
Poet Laureate: Mark DeCarteret |
Wow! We got so many
postcards on 5/7 at the Release Party!! We're sorting through
all of them and will be scanning and archiving them over the next
couple of months.
In the meantime, Save
the Date: Sept. 28! PPLP is hosting a fun
evening at the Sheraton with silent and live auctions for postcards
along with music and refreshments.
Still have postcards to turn in? Bring your postcards to the Poetry
Hoot at Cafe Espresso on June 2 (7-9 p.m.), or mail them in an
envelope to PPLP, PO Box 1196, Portsmouth NH 03802.
Please take the time to fill out an information
form for each postcard.
From
Mark DeCarteret, Poet Laureate:
First introduced in the late 19th
century, postcards provided a cheap and convenient alternative to
letters (honey, have you seen my sealing wax?), reaching their peak in
1908 when 677 million were handled by the post office.
The Portsmouth Poet Laureate Program thinks their moment has
come once again; this time with a bit of a twist.
Wish
You Were Where?: The Postcard Project encourages poets of all
ages and abilities to send one of their poems (along with a stamp and
return address) to an artist of their choice (as many as they’d like
as long as each written piece is different) who will respond to the
work by providing an illustration as the front of the postcard.
And then drop it in a mailbox. ...(more)
Participation
Guidelines for Poets (and artists)
Any poet and artist can participate! No matter where you
live!
List of Visual Artists interested in participating
Tips
for Poets & Artists: (send
us yours!)
1. Consider the artist's medium when choosing postcard stock to
send. Send heavier stock to oil painters, collagists, etc.
Artists: it's fine to reinforce a postcard you receive from a
poet
2. Art supply stores may sell postcard (or other paper) stock in
different weights and sizes and have a better selection than office
supply stores. Some suggest looking for at least 100 lb.
weight/16 pt. stock. http://www.thepapermillstore.com/product.php?productid=11996
3. Try scrapbooking paper, wallpaper samples, etc. Check with
post office (or post office regulations below) for weight requirements
USPS Postcard Size
Regulations (scroll down to section 6.3.2)
Looking for postcard-sized paper?
Pick up a Participation Packet at the
Portsmouth Library or at one of our Information Sessions
Try a 4" x 6" index card
Avery sells postcard printer templates -- try
numbers 8387, 8383; Available at office supply stores & online
Portsmouth poet laureate leads new postcard art project: http://www.seacoastonline.com/articles/20090820-NEWS-908200405
Examples
of Fluxus Postcards: The FluxMuseum (scroll down to see
postcards):
http://fluxmuseum.org/fluxhibition/index.html
Mark DeCarteret, Portsmouth's 7th Poet
Laureate
Read more here.
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