Featured Works: Week of June 1 (Early Summer)
As the days grow warmer and the last vestiges of Spring disappear from even the coldest parts of the Northern Hemisphere, our contributors take us through the transition from Spring to Summer. “High Mountain Melt in Wyoming,” a poem by Larsen Bowker, encapsulates a boy’s experience of spring freedom. “Molted,” a haiku by Donald Gaither, depicts a common sight in North America over summertime. “Particles of Me,” a poem by John Szabo, intertwines the cycle of life with rich summer beach imagery. “Lingering Scent of the Divine Light,” a poem...
Read MoreFeatured: Week of June 17 (Family History)
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...
Read MoreFeatured: Week of June 3 (Film Criticism)
This week, our contributors take a probing look at film, featuring: Radmila Djurica’s write-up of the Gijon International Film Festival Alexandra Coker-Schwimmer’s essay about the process for finding movie extras, “I Am Iron Fan” Stephen Lee Naish’s essay about the metaphorical meaning of night in the city, “The Nighttime Metropolis on...
Read MoreJune Contest Poll
After a brief hiatus while my husband and I got to know our newborn baby boy, I’m finding time to get back to work. So it’s finally time to vote for the first Wild Violet monthly short-form contest. For this month’s contest, we have three entries, a little better than in May. Please let your friends know that the July topic will be coming soon. The June topic was “Round and Round.” The first entry is a poem, “Gizmo is Missing,” by Lindsey Renuard, which can be read at this link: http://dishwaterdreams.com/2010/05/gizmo-is-missing/ The second entry is...
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