Dali Woman by Christian Jankowski
Wild Violet’s contributors take a look at issues and perspectives of women:
In Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “The Pearls,” a necklace serves as a source of meditation on life’s journey.
Faith Wappat’s prose poem, “Unsolicited Advice for Quiet Girls with Kind Eyes,” provides wisdom for young women about dealing with men.
In Lyn Lifshin’s poem, “Each Night She is Like a Drowning Nymph,” a mythological metaphor speaks of coping and empowerment.
Catherine Niedzwiecki’s portrait, “She Been,” is as tenuously drawn as the teenage years.
In a short piece by Bridget Kerr, “Molasses in January,” an independent spirit tells her daughter the story of her birth.
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.
