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tittsp home

Welcome to the home of take-it-to-the-street-poetry

The concept of our project is about offering words and art to those that have limited access to these gifts. Getting the words to those that are in confined environments, living on the edge, the homeless and lonely, etc. We share our art, print and “drop” the volumes in random places around the world, in hopes the lucky ones to get them will enjoy the moments of reading and perhaps start a spark or rekindle their admiration for the arts.

Would you like to participate? Here’s how it works.

Submit a poem, short prose or artwork of your creation. Please include your name as you want it to appear in the booklet. Your submission will go into a booklet that will be available on a free download link.

Please use the Submission form for all contributions of words/art :

* Our email address is: tittsp@gmail.com

Volumes are completed/distributed for the contributors to download, print and then distribute.

The mission…Leave a copy of the booklet in a random public place of your choosing or give it to someone directly. Either way, take a picture of the drop either where you leave it or in the hands of the person you give it to. Email us a picture of your “drop” which will be posted here.

As writers and artists, we have an obligation to share our gifts and enrich the lives of others.

“words are not so important as to be vaulted away, nor are they worthless enough to throw away, so we give them away”-RD

**Header Image from shorpy.com**

52 thoughts on “tittsp home”

DP on July 11, 2011 at 12:13 am said:

Congratulations Lynne, this is such a fantastic project you have created and I wish you the best and support you 100%

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- Lois Michal Unger on July 15, 2011 at 10:04 am said:
  
  “words are not so important as to be vaulted away, nor are they worthless enough to throw away, so we give them away”
  
  I like this statement so much. I don’t like poetry that’s stuffed with words but i do like the right words that light a match
  
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takeittothestreet on July 11, 2011 at 11:20 pm said:

Thank you DP.. Your support and guidance have been invaluable to tittsp and myself.
Gracias!

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dustus on July 13, 2011 at 9:46 pm said:

Best wishes on your new site and project.

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Pd Lietz on July 13, 2011 at 9:51 pm said:

A true honour to be a part of your vision

All the best to all the good that will follow you

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Luke Prater on July 13, 2011 at 10:11 pm said:

Bloomin’ marvellous Lynnie

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b_y on July 13, 2011 at 10:25 pm said:

Sounds like a plan to me!

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The Emotional Orphan on July 13, 2011 at 10:37 pm said:

Congrats and nice work…

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jhon baker on July 13, 2011 at 11:00 pm said:

This looks awesome.

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John Burroughs on July 14, 2011 at 12:26 am said:

Very well done!

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take-it-to-the-street on July 14, 2011 at 12:51 am said:

Thank you everyone!!

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Jack Shaw on July 14, 2011 at 6:49 am said:

yes, yes, yes!

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- take-it-to-the-street on July 14, 2011 at 6:27 pm said:
  
  thanks Mr. Shaw !! Tell your boy his art is well-loved here:-
  
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ed hart on July 16, 2011 at 6:26 pm said:

and this is how it began

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- take-it-to-the-street on September 16, 2011 at 1:20 am said:
  
  And it grows wider than my arms and farther than my eyes can see:-)
  
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take-it-to-the-street on July 28, 2011 at 11:27 pm said:

A beautiful comment “we” received today. I’d like to share”

Hi, I was introduced to your website by Desdemona Casio, and can’t tell you what a privilege it is! Such a beautiful idea, especially when you consider that in the experience of beauty one awakens and surrenders all in the same act. So very much a win, win for everyone involved. I would be so honored and humbled to be a part of such an endeavor, and have submitted a poem called ‘Gift of the Gloaming’. Hopefully I’ve navigated around your website correctly, as I’m a bit computer illiterate, lol. Thanks so much for such a wonderful opportunity to share! Sincerely, Colleen Schutte USA

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aayoung on September 15, 2011 at 11:32 pm said:

Lynne, this is beautiful and I’m honored to be a part of it. Warmest wishes to you. You’re doing something and that is to be commended. Bringing people together, then bestowing thought, words,and knowledge…a truly noble endeavor.

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annieb9 on September 23, 2011 at 11:06 am said:

I am proud to be a part of your noble endeavor!
Thank You, Annie B.

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- take-it-to-the-street on September 24, 2011 at 1:02 pm said:
  
  I’m so happy you are sharing your words with others Annie.. Viva la Poetry!!
  
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Life: Between the lines on October 13, 2011 at 12:51 am said:

thanks for the recent visit to my blog, much appreciated 🙂

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Emily Burns on October 19, 2011 at 8:15 pm said:

what can I do?

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- take-it-to-the-street on October 30, 2011 at 2:14 pm said:
  
  Hi Emily-apologies for not seeing this comment.. you are welcome to share your words or those of others and then we print and take the love to the streets!!
  
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shawnacy on October 19, 2011 at 9:49 pm said:

lynne, emily burns shared this with me, and it has resonated so completely with some recent ideas that have been pressing on me about poetry and the place of the artist in terms of social renewal. i will be humbly submitting some work, and would love to talk with you more in depth.
this shines.
thank you so much,
-shawnacy

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- the word bar on October 19, 2011 at 9:57 pm said:
  
  HI-
  i started this as a simple idea and now it has been so well recieved. To give you an idea, check out the 100k Poets for change event/video. Words, poetry,art can heal and lessen the division between us all.
  
  Please feel free to email me and welcome to the tittsp tribe:-)
  
  Lynne
  
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  - shawnacy on October 19, 2011 at 10:00 pm said:
    
    i will. and thank you. also, can’t seem to find you on facebook.
    
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take-it-to-the-street on October 19, 2011 at 10:26 pm said:

Oops– had the old Facebook page.. I have posted the new link..

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Kit Analytical on November 18, 2011 at 4:33 pm said:

I’M IN!!!!!! Myself and a friend were in the process of creating something very similar but we don’t need to compete we need to unite. ………Again…. I’M IN!

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- take-it-to-the-street on November 19, 2011 at 1:07 am said:
  
  Kit- sounds good.. bring it on this is about “us”..
  Thank you,
  Lynne
  
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kkestebo on November 25, 2011 at 1:49 pm said:

Let each day be as happy as you can make it.

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Linda Hunter on December 4, 2011 at 2:07 pm said:

Thank you for accepting my poem “THESE FOUR WALLS I LIVE IN.”

It’s an honor and privilege to share my words with others.

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Linda Hunter on December 4, 2011 at 2:37 pm said:

Notify me of follow up comments via e-mail

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on January 4, 2012 at 12:52 pm said:
  
  Hi Linda-
  your poem is up in The NEXXUSS, Vol 15..
  thank you once more for sharing..
  Lynne
  
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  - Linda Hunter on April 2, 2012 at 7:20 am said:
    
    Thank You
    
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Ezra Sun spots on January 23, 2012 at 4:57 am said:

Good post, I’ve bookmarked ya on Digg under “take-it-to-the-street-poetry”. So hopefully our friends can give you a visit. Keep up the good stuff.

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jeff loquist on January 29, 2012 at 4:31 pm said:

Hi Lynne,

So glad we have crossed paths again and i will need to thank Shawnacy again for pointing this out to me!

I will definitely be submitting some words and hopefully they will be good enough to be a part of this wonderful thing you are building.

I am also looking forward to printing copies and getting the words out around Baton Rouge!

So much greatness here!

All the best,

J

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on January 30, 2012 at 8:19 am said:
  
  Jeff..so glad our paths crossed again via Ye olde Twitter..Now you can help blanket Baton Rouge with some good old Poetry..
  Welcome and thank you!!
  
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G on February 2, 2012 at 6:55 am said:

bests

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- invadingnola on February 4, 2012 at 7:47 am said:
  
  gracias!
  
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judithhb on February 19, 2012 at 2:35 pm said:

What a fantastic idea and congratulations for coming up with it. I definitely want to be involved.
And thank you for visiting my blog and leaving a ‘like’.

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- invadingnola on February 19, 2012 at 4:49 pm said:
  
  HI- and thank you..I saw a need and well, here we are a year later..
  Welcome aboard!!!
  Lynne
  
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Adrian Giannini on March 15, 2012 at 2:24 am said:

Hi and thank you Ive spread the love of the Nexuss an dwhat a great concept and idea will be submitting again 🙂

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on March 16, 2012 at 7:43 am said:
  
  Thanks so much Adrian…your words are always welcome here!
  
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PoppySilver on April 2, 2012 at 6:40 am said:

Awesome idea! All the best 🙂

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on April 2, 2012 at 6:58 am said:
  
  Thank you Poppy.. Looking forward to sharing your poetry in Volume #18 !!!
  
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renevelez on April 10, 2012 at 9:04 am said:

Sounds like fun and It’s a great idea.

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on April 12, 2012 at 7:39 am said:
  
  It is fun.. climb aboard!!
  
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Subhan Zein on April 21, 2012 at 10:07 am said:

Hello my friend,
I like your writing up here. I think if you keep doing what you’re doing now, you will have good future. So keep it up my friend! 🙂
I have a joyful ride in your blog, and now I’d like to invite you to visit mine. Thank you and have a wonderful day, my friend! 🙂
Subhan Zein

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on April 27, 2012 at 2:57 pm said:
  
  Thank you very much for your kind words!!
  -Lynne_
  
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Jasmine on April 30, 2012 at 6:39 pm said:

This is wonderful!

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on May 1, 2012 at 7:53 pm said:
  
  Thank you Jasmine!!
  
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thepainterspalate on June 5, 2012 at 2:32 pm said:

Thanks for visiting my blog. I really love the idea of this project and have heard about this before, great idea!

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- take-it-to-the-street-poetry on July 3, 2012 at 4:47 pm said:
  
  Apologies for the delayed Thank you!!!
  
  thank you so kindly!!
  lynne
  
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