On Sunday, the wonderful Lorna Dee Cervantes read some of her works at Sunday Kind of Love. As she read, she mentioned an ongoing project, born out of creativity and necessity (as she says on her website, "desperate times require desperate measures, require love"). The project involves writing love poems for strangers, bringing to mind Cyrano, the letter-writers of ancient China, and others gifted with language who use it to bring love and joy to others. As she read examples of the work the project had inspired, Lorna referred to it as "poetry busking," and the idea is simple: provide her with some information, and she will write a 100 word love poem for you. For a small fee of course (this includes a signed copy). The necessary information, as well as contact information is below. If you want to know more about Lorna, visit her blog, or even better, come to the workshop she's leading at the Institute for Policy Studies tomorrow (see link for more information).
Send the following information to lornadeecervantes [at] mac [dot] com to receive an original poem:
My name is:
My email is:
My address is:
I'll pay ($10+) ________ for a poem in (any style) ________ or __________.
I'll get it by email or I'll add $5 and get it by email and print.
I want a poem: for me, for my love, to our love (You can also have poems written for family members and friends).
I want a poem for _____________ that expresses _________________________________.
Once you've got all that filled out, provide some inspiration and insight:
Some words:
Some sounds:
Some sights/images:
Some tastes:
Some feelings, including tactile:
Help support Lorna and poetry, and show your love for someone important with an amazing gift.
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