National Poetry Month, Week 4 Wrap-Up
It’s been an astounding month of insightful, creative and beautiful poetry. If you missed this last week of National Poetry Month, here’s what we ran here at Wild Violet. “The Confluence” by Alima Sherman — A luminous memory of a trip with her mother “The Plankhouse Revisited” by Shelby Stephenson — A look at family history through a house “Possession” by Holly Day — A daughter’s struggle to come to terms with her mother aging “Step by step the nights” by Simon Perchik — Using ocean imagery to...
Read MoreNational Poetry Month, Week 3 Wrap-Up
“Fire” by A. Anupama – The final installment in A. Anupama’s lovely elements series “Geese at Midnight” by Lyn Lifshin – A nature poem about spring returning “The Spring in Michigan” by Joseph Dionne – A blend of classical references and spring imagery “Zoom_3” by R.S. Carlson – A close-up view of nature and photography “Difficult, Tennessee” by Terry Minchow-Proffitt – A gently funny look at coping with life’s difficulties. “My Love Commutes” by editor Alyce Wilson –...
Read MoreNational Poetry Month, Week 2 Wrap-Up
Here are the poems that were featured for Week 2 of National Poetry Month: “When Capturing Wolves” by Leonard H. Roller — Lessons on how to capture the spirit of wolves in art. “Waterborne” by Laurie Sewall — Inspired by the flooding of the Iowa River. “Iron Rails and Water Dreams” by Larsen Bowker — A nostalgic look at the rural Midwest. “Losses, Reachings” by Doug Bolling — Contemplating the intersection of writing and loss. “Lennon” by Hilary Sideris — A view of John Lennon from the perspective of Keith Richards. “Earth” and...
Read MoreNational Poetry Month, Week 1 Wrap-Up
For the month of April, National Poetry Month, we are striving to publishing a poem a day. Here’s what ran this first week: “On the Afternoon the Geese Come” by Lyn Lifshin — A view of some of the signs of spring “On a Watch” by Peter Layton — A poem using nature imagery to paint a tender portrait of loss “How to Take Over the World” by Richard Lighthouse — Absurdist advice on how to prosper “They drove home” by M. Alice — A micro poem about Las Vegas and gambling “For My Student on the Question to Stay a...
Read MoreFeatured: Week of March 11 (Language, Pt. 2)
In part two of our look at language and communication, our contributors tackle writer’s block and communication across cultures. Joanna Weston, in her poem, “Other Tongues,” depicts a writer’s frustrations at harnessing language. David Moscovich’s flash fiction pieces, “Airport,” “Verde” and “Translucent Fire,” take a wry look at communication and language differences between American and Japanese culture. Isabel Gaddis, in her poem, “There is a Fine Line Between a Party and a Riot,” vividly encapsulates the...
Read MoreFeatured: Week of March 4 (Language, Pt. 1)
Word cloud created at WordItOut.com. Love of language bonds writers together, and this week our contributors pay tribute to language, in the first of a two-part series. Joseph Dionne’s poem, “Seeing in French,” uses western nature imagery to explore the nuances of communicating in different languages. Irene O’Garden’s poem, “Puritan Spelling,” looks at how communication has changed with new technology. In “Pit and Pit,” a poem by Kenn Haas, homonyms become a metaphor for different intensities of love. In “Reading...
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