2025 Poetry Postcard Fest, art, collage, poetry

POPO 2025 — Day 1 — Perspective

Posted by Lisa or Li on

Poetry Postcard Festival 2025 went from July 4 to August 31.  The hosts ask that we wait a month before sharing our poems and postcards.  This year I chose to create the postcards with paint and paper collage.  It’s been so enjoyable to create the cards along with the poetry.

perspective

chromatic contrasts
of triangulating
a canvas
into three dimensions
using six senses

25 Comments Add yours

  1. Esther Chilton's avatar Esther Chilton says:
    October 1, 2025 at 9:36 am

    Very good – sounds like fun.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 1:40 pm

      Thanks, Esther, it was (and is.)

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  2. Dana at Regular Girl Devos's avatar Dana at Regular Girl Devos says:
    October 1, 2025 at 9:41 am

    Lovely!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 1:40 pm

      Thank you, Dana!

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  3. pvcann's avatar pvcann says:
    October 1, 2025 at 10:36 am

    ❤️

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 1:40 pm

      :)

      Like

      Reply
  4. Colleen Chesebro's avatar Colleen Chesebro says:
    October 1, 2025 at 3:09 pm

    How lovely and artistic, Lisa. 🩵

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 3:12 pm

      Thanks much, Colleen. It was the first collage I had done in awhile but overcoming inertia is the hardest — and best — part. I enjoy POPO Fest more each year I do it.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Colleen Chesebro's avatar Colleen Chesebro says:
        October 1, 2025 at 3:46 pm

        I’m always amazing how lovely your postcards are. You have a talent for the form. 💜

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
        1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
          October 1, 2025 at 4:25 pm

          Colleen thanks so much for your praise.

          Liked by 1 person

          Reply
          1. Colleen Chesebro's avatar Colleen Chesebro says:
            October 1, 2025 at 6:40 pm

            It’s well deserved, Lisa.

            Liked by 1 person

            Reply
  5. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:
    October 1, 2025 at 3:33 pm

    You did a beautiful job on your postcard! I love it.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 4:24 pm

      Dwight, thank you :)

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. rothpoetry's avatar rothpoetry says:
        October 1, 2025 at 5:27 pm

        :>)

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
  6. Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶's avatar Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶 says:
    October 1, 2025 at 3:47 pm

    Looks great!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 4:26 pm

      Nancy thank you.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
  7. Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶's avatar Nancy's Notes 🖊️🎶 says:
    October 1, 2025 at 5:23 pm

    Most welcome, Lisa.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  8. memadtwo's avatar memadtwo says:
    October 1, 2025 at 6:34 pm

    I agree–making the cards is the best part for me. Art and collage is a great idea too. (K)

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
  9. Aaron Guile's avatar Aaron Guile says:
    October 1, 2025 at 8:21 pm

    What a bunch of fun! I am particularly like the following lines: “chromatic contrasts / of triangulating / a canvas…”

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply
    1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 8:33 pm

      Thank you, Aaron. All of the POPO poems this month were written while drinking first cuppajoe and upon first looking out upon the day.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Aaron Guile's avatar Aaron Guile says:
        October 1, 2025 at 8:50 pm

        That sounds awesome!!!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
    2. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
      October 1, 2025 at 8:34 pm

      p.s. The postcards and the poems are not ekphrastic, except by chance.

      Liked by 1 person

      Reply
      1. Aaron Guile's avatar Aaron Guile says:
        October 1, 2025 at 8:51 pm

        That’s OK, happy chance!!!

        Liked by 1 person

        Reply
        1. Lisa or Li's avatar Lisa or Li says:
          October 1, 2025 at 9:21 pm

          If you read them this month, you will see that the poems and the images get less and less ekphrastic feeling. What matters is that each poem and postcard has been mailed to a person.

          Liked by 1 person

          Reply
          1. Aaron Guile's avatar Aaron Guile says:
            October 1, 2025 at 9:27 pm

            That sounds like a pretty amazing bit of art right there. How cool is that?

            Liked by 1 person

            Reply

Your thoughts matter.