Wild Violet contributors share stories about their families this week:
Sean Johnson’s poem, “Grandmother and Al,” shows the changing world of an old woman slipping into senility.
Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “Somewhere Near Vilna,” depicts the living conditions that caused her father to emigrate to the U.S.
Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “I Think of My Grandfather,” imagines his experiences while traveling to the New World.
Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “From the First Weeks in New York, If My Grandfather Could Have Written a Postcard,” shows a young immigrant’s persistence despite challenges.
About Alyce Wilson
Alyce Wilson is the editor of Wild Violet and in her copious spare time writes humor, non-fiction, fiction and poetry and infrequently keeps an online journal. Her first chapbook, Picturebook of the Martyrs; her e-book/pamphlet, Stay Out of the Bin! An Editor's Tips on Getting Published in Lit Mags ; her book of essays and columns, The Art of Life; her humorous nonfiction ebook, Dedicated Idiocy: How Monty Python Fandom Changed My Life, and her newest poetry collection, Owning the Ghosts, can all be ordered from her Web site, AlyceWilson.com. In late 2019, she published a volume of poetry by her third great-grandfather, Reading's Physician Poet: Poems by Dr. James Meredith Mathews, which also contains genealogical information about the Mathews family. She lives with her husband and son in the Philadelphia area and takes far too many photos of her handsome, creative son, nicknamed Kung Fu Panda.
