One of the reasons I love my hometown is that it feels so 1960s. Like a happy hippy commune. Nothing is upscale, fancy, or pretentious. Everything has a super “love makes the world go round” “kumbaya” type of vibe. Case in point: Eugene has ‘poetry boxes’ dispersed throughout the town. They perfectly describe Eugene — random mailboxes in town with poems to share with the community (what is NOT to love about this).
![Two blocks from my parents house is this mailbox with the poetry. They change it once a month.](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.30.45-PM.png)
Two blocks from my parents house is this mailbox with poetry. They change it once a month.
![Just a random box.](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.30.56-PM.png)
Just a random box. But with hope and love and dreams INSIDE.
![the sheets of paper with the poem.](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.31.02-PM.png)
The poems.
![August's poem.](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.31.08-PM.png)
August’s poem.
![A couple blocks down the street is this mailbox (I emailed the email account listed asking for the other locations of the boxes -- it could be a fun project to go around town and collect all the poems).](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.31.15-PM.png)
Another poetry box a couple blocks away. “Poetry, like the moon, does not advertise anything.”
![The poem.](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.31.55-PM.png)
The poem.
![The poem of the month is on Trump (but of course!)](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.31.28-PM.png)
The poem of the month is on Trump (but of course!)
![There are also little libraries on random corners so people can donate books or read books.](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.31.34-PM.png)
There are also little libraries on random corners so people can donate or read books.
![how cool, right???? I love it. I want to bring this system to NYC!](https://josiegirlblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/Screen-Shot-2017-08-09-at-11.31.40-PM.png)
how cool, right???? I love it. I want to bring this system to NYC!
Isn’t this just a fun little touch? Watch out Manhattan… I am bringing this to the East Coast!
Cute! reminds me of the short story vending machines in France!
http://www.travelandleisure.com/articles/french-short-stories-vending-machine
And this is the most Eugene thing in the world… 🙂
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