Featured Works: Week of Sept. 21 (Inspiration)
As writers, artists, musicians, photographers, we craft our works based on what inspires us. This week’s Wild Violet contributors let us inside the creative process. In “My Muse Sings Only Country” by Emory Jones, a “truck-stop troubador” takes a writing journey. Inspired by that country-singing muse, in his poem “Border Country,” Emory Jones tells a tale of Tennessee men and boys. “In the Desert of My Mind” by A.J. Huffman delves into the zen of writing. In “The Muse of Monterey” by Thomas Piekarski, the speaker...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Sept. 7 (Nature Meets Art)
As long as humans have been singing, painting, chanting, writing and sculpting, we have been inspired by nature. This week’s contributors, all poets, share different ways that art and the natural world may intersect. “How to Spot a Knock-Off” by Megan Merchant imagines ways of turning nature into living works of art. “Beauty, Flawed” by James Von Hendy praises the aesthetics of imperfection. “Flight Lines” by Kevin Casey muses on the residual effects of wildlife entering human space. “Suburban Choka No. 4,” also by Kevin Casey, meditates on lawn...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Oct. 27 (Halloween)
This week’s featured works harness the spirit of Halloween. “Halloween Hell” by Marguerite Elisofon depicts the challenges of trick-or-treating with special-needs children. “Rootwork” by Katherine L.P. King brews a story of love, desperation and witchcraft. Keith Moul’s photographs, “Arizona Scrub” and “Montana Pine,” evoke the desolation associated with the late-fall...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Sept. 29 (Early Fall)
In the Northern Hemisphere, as the first days of fall seamlessly blend warm summery sun with bright leaves, we present two poems using nature to talk about transitions. Joanna M. Weston’s poem, “These Sons,” gives a wistful farewell to summer. Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “Drifting,” uses milkweed to symbolize both change and...
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