The movement to bring back the artform of love letter writing
Through the pandemic we noticed the importance of human connection, whether that be romantic or simply platonic. We all need human connection to live so we must embrace the vulnerability of that connection even if it’s scary. This is dedicated especially towards the generation who love change but seem so afraid of being open to the possibilities of love.
The new project ‘Heart On Paper’ is doing just that. It’s an inspiring and powerful movement to bring back handwritten love letters, by letting the public submit their very own stories in an anonymous way. Their goal is to have a collection of modern love letters from people in the now. Giving the people a place to be able to share their successful or unsuccessful love stories whether new or old, and to be liberated of their emotions by writing it down on a piece of paper. ‘Heart On Paper’ is run by people from our progressive generation who are dedicated and passionate to bringing back the act of expressing love in a traditional way. Even if it’s just to express yourself without ever having the intention of the other person seeing the letter.
Sometimes it feels harder to validate our feelings and say what we really want to say to someone we care about. By putting all these emotions down on a piece of paper it makes it real and permanent. An old-fashioned letter is something physical that we can hold onto, and it won’t simply disappear with a simple press of a button. Committing to writing a letter out of our emotions is a slow and meaningful experience and to some it can be quite therapeutic due to it being something that lasts.
In our generation, the way we socialise has changed as we become heavily reliant on the world of tagging and texting, however if we simply take time to sit down with some paper, a pen and our emotions – would the words flow?
There are no secret rules to writing love letters, so why not give it a go? Find a little time for yourself and sit somewhere you feel safe and cosy and let the words spill out onto the paper. Don’t worry about the spelling or writing it correctly, just let it be your own words dotted across the lines of the page.
If you would be interested in contributing to the project and submitting your very own love letter, you can submit it through email or the Instagram page. All you have to do is keep it a couple pages long at most and photo-scan it in so that it will look readable in the collection. Remember it’s all anonymous, so no one will know who the letter is from and who it is dedicated to.
Contact details;
Instagram: @h.eartonpaper
Email: heartonpaperinink@gmail.com
Words by Cintia Horvath
Edited by FalWriting