NaPoMo cards category archives

A series of postcards for National Poetry Writing Month (April in the U.S. and Canada).

National Poetry Month card #31

April 30, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

See “How to Observe Better Sleep Month.” Deep sleep is a key to writing — and comprehending — deep poetry, folks. Never neglect the fundamentals!

I hope this month-long series hasn’t proved too annoying to VN readers who aren’t as into poetry as I am. Thanks to everyone who did in fact send or otherwise share these, and thanks to someecards.com for the great application and images.

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National Poetry Month card #30

April 30, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’ve been doing one of these a day all month, but today I’ll post two. To send this one, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #29

April 29, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #28

April 28, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #27

April 27, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #26

April 26, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #25

April 25, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #24

April 24, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card - John Ashbery

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #23

April 23, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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National Poetry Month card #22

April 22, 2009

National Poetry Month greeting card

I’m doing one of these a day until the end of April. To send it, copy the permalink or the image file link into an email, tweet, Facebook DM, etc. — or just download and make free with the image.

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