Featured 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...
Read MoreFeatured Works: Week of Sept. 21 (Animals)
As Wild Violet returns to our weekly publishing schedule, we begin with four poems on our relationship with animals. “Seal and Pup on the Beach” by John Grey presents a close-up view of one of life’s miraculous moments. “Flying Tortoise” by Sarah Carleton tells the story of a young nature lover rescuing a reptilian friend. “Learning to Mourn” by Sarah Carleton depicts the stark reality of a first experience with death. “Turnout” by Bridget Kerr celebrates the connection between a horse and its...
Read MoreWeekly Schedule Resuming
Regular readers of Wild Violet can’t have helped noticing we’ve had a gap in our content, due to other real-life commitments of the editor, Alyce Wilson. However, starting this week we are resuming the weekly publishing schedule and hope to catch up soon with all the backed up correspondence and submissions. Thank you all for your patience and please get the word out that we are rebooting the weekly format!
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 30 (Epilogue)
30-06-09 by Roz Vincent, on Flickr Has April been a good month for your poetry writing? Even if you didn’t meet the NaPoWriMo challenge (30 poems in 30 days), did you write at least one poem you wouldn’t have written otherwise? Today’s prompt asks you to reflect: Write an epilogue poem, or a poem that adds insight to events that have happened, reflects on meaning and looks forward to the future. For inspiration, read Robert Lowell’s “Epilogue,” Robert Browning’s “Epilogue,” and Ezra Pound’s “Epilogue.” If you like...
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 29 (Response)
Simon & George – Sometimes It Goes Deepby Big Mind Zen Center, on Flickr Today’s prompt draws on a grand poetic tradition: Write a response poem, where you transform, respond to or answer another person’s poem with your own. Use a poem from Wild Violet or any other source. For an example and some further thoughts on the form, read David Shapiro’s “Dante and Beatrice” on About.com. PoetryInVoice.com has a marvelous page on the response poem, as well. If you like, share a link to your poem in the comments below. Remember, if you cut and paste the...
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