![]() ![]() And, of course, they can still be posted. However, they are still very popular, sharing their messages of comfort or greeting – and as a humorous or thought-provoking poster in the kitchen, bedroom, classroom, chapel. Changes to Britain’s postal system saw the cost of posting an A4 envelope rise considerably – making ' Lam’posts' no longer financially appealing as a postal greeting. When Watermead introduced 'Lam’posts' it was possible to post an A4 laminate in an envelope for the same cost as posting a letter or greetings card. ‘Lam’ from the word laminate and ‘post’ because they were designed as an alternative postal greeting to the usual card. Lam’posts was the name first given to this series of laminated A4 thoughts. (NB We do always check for copyright before sharing words that we have been given and, when found, the author is acknowledged.) ![]() Some of the orignal poems and reflections that we have been given are also shared through other of our publications, with many used to add a themed message to our mass and greeting cards. These words can be anything, from inspirational words that people have found and want to share through our apostolate to the reflections and poems that have been given to us by their author - who is usually someone that has been inspired by the work of our apostolate. It’s when things seem worst that you must not quit.ĭo you have a poem to submit to “The People’s Friend”? Click here for some advice.This laminate belongs to the series we call 'Verba', a Latin term meaning "the words". So stick to the fight when you’re hardest hit – ![]() When we might have won had we stuck it out.ĭon’t give up though the pace seems slow – Life is strange with its twists and turns, When the funds are low but the debts are high,Īnd you want to smile but you have to sigh, When the road you’re trudging seems all uphill, When things go wrong, as they sometimes will, You can hear Idris reading the inspiring poem here.īelow we’ve slightly abridged and adapted it. “He fitted in well with the liking for traditional themes of friendship, devotion, home and nature in the ‘Friend’.” “Appropriately known as ‘The People’s Poet’, he preferred to describe himself simply as ‘a newspaper man who wrote verses’. ![]() The majority offer a sentimental view of ordinary life. “Guest is estimated to have written over 11,000 poems during his career. “The poetry in the “Friend” in the Sixties was dominated, as in the late Fifties, by the poems of Edgar A Guest, a prolific writer of verse who was born in Birmingham in 1881 and later moved to Detroit in the USA with his family. Here’s a little bit about Edgar from the Fiction Special: When he might have won had he stuck it out Dont give up though the pace seems slow, You may succeed with another blow. Guest was a name that appeared time and again throughout our 1950s and 1960s issues. There’s a “Friend” connection, too! When we were in our Archive, collating poems and stories for our 150th Fiction Special, Edgar A. It’s a gentle reminder to us all that even the most trying of times will end, and there are sunnier skies ahead. Guest wrote the inspirational “Don’t Quit” in the 1920s. One morning recently, just before Breakfast News began at 6am, I heard Idris Elba reading a poem on the BBC. I’m not usually much of a TV person, but like everyone else at the moment, I’ve been tuning in to see how things are developing with the coronavirus situation. It’s the best part of the day, my mum always says! I’m an early bird – usually up before six. Is there anything more inspiring than poetry? Sign up to our Weekly newsletter Subscribe to our magazine for more great content ![]()
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