Words for the Wild

Online and print journal of poetry and short fiction rooted in the countryside.
poems | flash | short stories | film/sound poetry | urban nature | experimental

[Words for the Wild @WordsforWild]

We are raging! And we are open for submissions but only for a limited time. Read all about it...
https://t.co/HkJeDNu2h9

[Kate Young @Kateyoung12poet]

Delighted to have a poem on this fabulous site.

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We hope you enjoy today's story by Alan McCormick, art by Jonny Voss.
'Mister Tindall runs the sweet shop. Mister Tindall lives alone. Mister Tindall has no friends. Mister Tindall is a monster.'
https://t.co/9YmBYBU1O4

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@alanmcc406 sorry

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And finally, the last of today's poems, 'Messages' by Robyn Bolam, takes us on a journey...
'Across continents and seas,
past skies stinking with gunfire –
where blue clears over snow peaks
and wild lupins start to spire,
https://t.co/VAFc5Vn8Ei

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Feeling chilly? What you need is Sue Spier's ghazal 'Fire'.
'Flamingo peach flickers in a trick of bright tongues.'
https://t.co/VzfMZNWsvm

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Let's venture into the wild with Lesley Cooke's 'Forest Culture'.
'We are the slow.
We are the sky walkers
the rain talkers.'
https://t.co/idmMzdpKwF

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The first of today's poems is 'Planet Zero' by Kate Young.
'zero = failure
a red gasp of a mark swallowed
in the hollow gut of defeat'
https://t.co/Gbo5j5M8cc

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@auburn60poet Thanks, Lynda.

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Allow us to whisk you into early summer with the fabulous @rachelebower and 'June Gap' where the bees are:
'fizzing in the purple geraniums of your border
but the truth is not always how it sounds'
https://t.co/UrQjkFGOOR

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We are absolutely thrilled to start our year (a little late) with work by our very first poet, the wonderful @HilaryHares with her powerful 'Lament for a Lost Hare' - 'the oaks are bleeding leaves, the days have heavy eyes and dawn has frost on her lips.'
https://t.co/3bkNLW8ZAa

[Kathryn Bevis @BevisKathryn]

This interview with @amandaoosty for @WordsforWild was a joy to give. Such sensitive, intelligent questions about ‘Flamingo’ (@SerenBooks), the craft of writing poems and putting a pamphlet together, and the gorgeous design of it all. Proud to be part of this.

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@BevisKathryn @amandaoosty @SerenBooks Thanks, Kathryn. It was such a pleasure! xx

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How excited are we to interview @BevisKathryn about her wonderful debut pamphlet, 'Flamingo'. Click to read all about it and to hear Kathryn read one of her poems.
https://t.co/aJQZ30z449

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@colin_bancroft So true. And what a marvellous poem!

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We are delighted to publish two poems by Lydia Fulleylove one of which, 'Limerstone Down', is based on her mother's war diaries and is from Lydia's collection 'Ampersand' forthcoming from @valleypress later this year.
https://t.co/Ft21n9XQZg

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As the wind whines through the windows, what could be more perfect than 'A Breath of Fresh Air, by the wonderful Robyn Bolam.
https://t.co/dDhGgT4sg9

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@LizSennitt @WinPoetryFest It was extraordinary. And you were amazing. Thank you!

[Dr Liz Sennitt Clough @LizSennitt]

Lovely to be part of the Winchester Poetry Festival. Thank you @WinPoetryFest and @WordsforWild

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@RaineGeoghegan5 @BevisKathryn @WinPoetryFest It was stunning thank you so much Raine for reading your marvellous poems.