#post-crossing

I recently got into postcrossing. Postcrossing is when you send postcards to random people from wherever in this sad, sad planet. In exchange, you'll also be receiving a random sender's postcard! 🙂 There are websites like postcrossing.com, where they have a nice system of tracking who's sending to whom, but I like direct exchanges so most of the recipients of these Mayon Volcano postcards are people I found through a social media platform and who will also be sending me postcards from their countries. We're swapping postcards, in other words. This Wednesday, I will be posting a 50-minute video of my postcard collection, so please watch out for that. Please follow this channel. It's totally free! T_T

How to send a postcard:

1. Choose a postcard.

2. Never ever write anything on the illustration side (front side). On the back side, you will put a stamp on the upper right corner. You will also write the receiver's address on one side, usually the right side. Some people like putting postcards inside parcels or envelopes alongside other stuff. In this case, maybe it's okay not to put stamps and the address, so you can write more on the back side. The envelope will have stamps and the address on it anyway. If you're only sending the postcard, then you definitely need the stamps (this is your postage payment) and write the address (so it reaches it destination, of course).

3. Always write the date. Then write your message. The message can be anything about the place, a life update, a poem, whatever you wanna say. In postcrossing communities, you will get reported if you write anything inappropriate, so be nice.

4. Optional: Design it. Stickers will do. Magazine cutouts, too. Any ephemeral stuff from your drawer would be nice, too. Maybe like movie tickets? (Oh no. I collect movie tickets, so I would never.)

5. Drop the postcard off at the postal office.

Hi guys!

Happy New Year! I'm thinking of starting a new project (sort-of): poetry verses post-crossing!

It functions the same way as post-crossing, but with poetry verses as the main focus instead of images. It doesn't have to be the full poetry; just your favourite lines would do.

It need not have to be English poets; any language is fine, although it'll be nice to include an English translation.

Or if you write poetry, feel free to share them too!

You can make your own postcard/cards, or you can modify ready-made ones.

Since a lot of us love poetry on tumblr, and some of us equally love getting concrete proper mail, I thought this will be a pretty neat idea to spread the love for poetry, discover new poets, and to make more friends.