Snail Mail, National Letter Writing Month, and Write_On

OK--I know that I said I was happy that A Month of Letters was over.  And I was.  Then I saw Write_On's campaign for 30 Letters in 30 Days.  I had an entire month since A Month of Letters to write letters at my own pace.  So...maybe.  

I couldn't find anything about having to put the letters in the mail each day, only that the 30 letters be written.  So I could write a couple of letters or postcards and put them all in the mail at the same time.  I think.  I'm also assuming that postcards count.  If I do it, they will for me.  

Here's the thing, April is National Letter Writing Month, and I can set my own personal goals.  

http://lindsayostrom.blogspot.com/2015/02/national-letter-writing-month-2015.html

Check out Lindsay's blog,  she has some wonderful images
 for National Letter Writing Month!  I plan to use some of them!

So...whether or not I meet Write_On's goal of 30 letters or not (and I'm going to try), I have several ideas for letter writing this month.

*  I had printed a poem I thought a friend would like to send in my next letter.  Then I realized it was April and National Poetry Month!  So instead of waiting, I stuck the poem in an envelope with a short note and put in the mailbox.  

http://www.helloliteracy.com/2013/04/hello-literacy-says-hello-national.html

*  Realizing that this serendipitous combination of celebratory months could work for me, I decided to send a poem (or lines from a poem) with every piece of correspondence this month.

 *  I'd love to attend one of Naomi's letter writing parties.  For goodness sakes, Melbourne even has a Snail Mail Social Club!   

*  Another idea is to write a few letters to strangers including a short poem and leave them in various places.  Maybe one in a library book, since I need to return my current bag of books....

*  The USPS has some great ideas and new stamps!

Outgoing Mail:

This went out on Thurs.

Below is my first April letter.

I had already sealed it when I thought 

about sending a poem,

but she will get a poem in the next one.

I decided not to save this poem for Penne's next letter,

and so it went out on April 1, too.

I taught this N. Scott Momaday poem years ago

and thought Penne would love it.

Go Postal!  Write someone a letter this month!