Wild Violet Featured Works: Week of April 7 (Spring)
This week, Wild Violet returns to our weekly publishing schedule with poems incorporating the imagery and transitional nature of Spring. All are poems, in honor of National Poetry Month. “Haiga” by Richard Heby is a haiku paired with a photo, with an image of winter yet promising spring. “A New Language” by Joannie Stangeland traces both winter and grief melting away into acceptance and hope. “Scrub Jays” by Donald Gaither is a haiku capturing the spirit of birds in...
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 8 (Overheard)
Write a poem based on something you've overheard. If you go out today, pay attention to what you hear people saying around you. Make note or remember anything that strikes you as interesting. If you're staying home, do the same thing with friends or family members, or go online and pull something interesting from a chat room, message board or blog. If all else fails, grab some spoken words from other sources, such as a television show, the radio, or another recording.
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 7 (Epistolary)
It is Day 7 of the NaPoWriMo challenge (30 poems in 30 days). Monday tends to be a frantic day for many people, a day when we might think about people we care about but don’t have time to contact them. Let’s set that straight with today’s prompt! Write an epistolary poem, or a poem that serves as a letter for someone you know, or an historical or imagined individual. For inspiration, check out Fredrick Zydeck’s “Letter to Ranek about Making Peace with the Land,” which appeared in Wild Violet (Vol. V Issue 2,...
Read MoreNaPoWriMo Prompt – Day 6 (Free Writing)
How are you doing with the NaPoWriMo challenge (writing 30 poems in 30 days)? Are you behind? The weekend can be a great time to catch up. Today’s prompt should help take the pressure off. Do some free writing on a topic that’s been interesting you. Highlight phrases that you like. Write a poem. So often, we put pressure on ourselves as poets to write the “perfect poem” or to put down only the best words. This exercise should free you up to write without that pressure. It can also be a great way to work out a topic that may be difficult to write about. If...
Read MoreJoin the NaPoWriMo Challenge
In honor of National Poetry Month, Wild Violet invites you to join the NaPoWriMo (National Poetry Writing Month) challenge of writing 30 poems in 30 days. Since we are getting started a little late, here are five prompts to inspire you. Use them or not, as you like, and feel free to share your results. We prefer that you post your poem elsewhere: on your blog or as a Facebook post, for example. Then share the link(s) in the comments. Write a tanka (see Poetry.org for info on the form). Write a poem out of season: use imagery from one season to describe another. Write a found poem based on...
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