...Poetry Journal Swap...

For this swap you will have one partner.

You will need a small journal. WITH A MINIMUM OF 50 PAGES. You can have more than 50 pages if you would like. I recommend moleskine medium cahier journals, and Rhodia A5 stapled notebooks. These are great because they are cheap to mail and fit in 6 by 9 inch envelopes. But, you can use whatever type of journal you wish. You can make it, buy it. You can leave it plain, or decorate the cover. It can be larger than 6 by 9. Just no pocket notebooks.

The fun part:

What you will do, is completely fill that journal up with your favorite poets and poems. Poems that make you think, that inspire you, that you are in love with. A Dr. Suess poem, a favorite Emily Dickenson poem. Did you know Charles Manson writes poetry? You are welcome to include a couple of your own, and some of people you know personally. They don't have to be well-known poems or sonnets. The point is to introduce your partner to difference. Poems of beauty, of love or hate, disturbing poems, poems that make you want to create. You can write out the poems by hand, or print them off your computer and glue them in. You will have plenty of time to research and create for this swap. Once the sign-up/drop date is here, you will have two weeks to mail it out to your partner. Make it nice, take your time with it because getting a journal full of poetry is a very nice gift.

Because this swap needs commitment, I am only excepting people with a rating of 4.7 and above. No ones in your profile. Newbies are welcome, but only if they have participated in more than one parcel swap. I will be checking profiles.

If you have suggestions, please let me know. I am worried about the people who sign up closer to the deadline and won't have much time to create the journal by the mail off deadline.