{"id":18167,"date":"2025-03-14T10:05:51","date_gmt":"2025-03-14T14:05:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thealfam.com\/evermore\/public\/?p=18167"},"modified":"2026-07-28T13:15:09","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T17:15:09","slug":"memories-in-ink-letters-to-our-loved-ones-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thealfam.com\/evermore\/memories-in-ink-letters-to-our-loved-ones-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Memories In Ink: Letters to Our Loved Ones"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” row_position_desktop=”default” row_position_tablet=”inherit” row_position_phone=”inherit” overflow=”visible” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” flex_gap_desktop=”10px” column_element_direction_desktop=”default” column_element_spacing=”default” desktop_text_alignment=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_backdrop_filter=”none” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” column_position=”default” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” animation_type=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]By Jena Kirkpatrick<\/p>\n

In honor of National Poetry Month this April, Evermore invites you to express your memories in ink by writing and sharing a letter poem in honor of your loved one. Share it on your favorite social media using the hashtags #evermoreforall, #NationalPoetryMonth, and #MemoriesInInk, or keep it as a personal tribute.<\/span><\/p>\n

Yet write, oh write me all, that I may join<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Griefs to thy griefs, and echo sighs to thine.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 -Alexander Pope<\/span><\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

A poem written in the form of a letter, also known as an \u201c<\/span>epistle\u201d \ud83e\udd13,<\/span> expresses your thoughts, memories, and emotions as if you are speaking directly to someone who has died.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Select poems will be featured in our May community newsletter! Please email poems to hello@evermore.org.<\/strong><\/h5>\n
Here are some ideas to help you craft a deeply personal and meaningful letter poem.\u00a0<\/strong><\/h5>\n

\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0Begin with an Address<\/b><\/h4>\n