Vonnie Winslow Crist 

 

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Vonnie Winslow Crist
Wood's Edge, MD
United States

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Poetry


  A good book of poetry or a copy of the latest issue of one of your favorite literary magazines, a cup of tea, a cozy chair, and a couple hours of free time are a wonderful way to pass a snowy, rainy, or sunny afternoon. Below are some of the publications which include my poetry. Plus, I've included a couple of fun poetry forms that you might enjoy trying. -- Vonnie    M
ore complete poetry bibliography.

2018

 

 

2017

 

2016

The Deluge            CultureCult Magazine: Monsoon Issue, 2016  (Reprint)

Treefrog                CultureCult Magazine: Monsoon Issue, 2016  (Reprint)

Night                     Garland of the Goddess: Tales and Poems of the Divine Feminine, 2016  (Reprint)

Venus                    Garland of the Goddess: Tales and Poems of the Divine Feminine, 2016  (Reprint)

Goblin King            47 - 16: Short Fiction and Poety Inspired by David Bowie, Vol. II, 2016

Owl Light               47 - 16: Short Fiction and Poetry Inspired by David Bowie, Vol. I, 2016  (Reprint)

Selene                    Lunessence, 2016  (Reprint)

Dreamcatcher        Snapdragon Journal: The Art of Creativity Issue, 2016  (Reprint)

 

2015

Goblin                    Illumen, 2015  (Reprint)

Cold Moon Night   FrostFire Worlds: Science Fiction & Fantasy for the Next Generation, 2015 (Reprint)

Key                        FrostFire Worlds: Science Fiction & Fantasy for the Next Generation, 2015  (Reprint)

 

2014

 

 

2013

A wolf is kept fed by his feet     Paper Crow, 2013

 

 

2012

The Andromedes                         Emg-Zine, 2012  (Reprint)

 

2011

Penelope                                      Emg-Zine, 2011  (Reprint)

Kingdom Across the River           Garden of the Crow, 2011

Mars Rising                                   Paper Crow, 2011

 

2010

Immortality                                  Emg-Zine, 2010,  (Reprint)

On the Edge                                  Paper Crow, 2010 

Raven                                            Emg-Zine, Sept. 2010  (Reprint)

*Raven                                          Best Poem 2010 P&E Reader's Poll, 2010 

Death-Haunted                             Champagne Shivers, Fall 2010

Before the Battle                          Heroic Fantasy Quarterly, July 2010

Dragons                                        Emg-Zine, May 2010

Flower Face                                  Illumen, Spring 2010

haiku                                             Scifaikuest: A Magazine of Minimalist Poetry, February 2010

 

2009

Spiders                                          Emg-Zine, June 2009

Harvest Mouse                              Welter, Spring 2009

Sea Children                                  Sea Stories: Hibernal Issue, 2009

 

2008

At the Asian Arts Center               The Chesapeake Reader, Spring 2008

Frozen Earth                                          Manorborn: Memory Issue, 2008

if not                                              The Loch Raven Review, Spring 2008




     

    Write an Ekphrastic Poem: 

     Try an ekphrastic poem. It's a poem written about a piece of art work. Perhaps just a description of the art; perhaps a poem speculating on what the artwork means; or maybe, how the art makes the poet feel. MSAC poet, Laura Shovan uses one of my poems as an example of an ekphrastic poem on her blog: http://tinyurl.com/vonnie-at-asian-art-center

     

     Some Fun Poetry Forms:

    1- Try a cinquain (Sin-kane). It's a 5-line poem. Each line must tell something about the noun in the 1st line.

    Line #: Syllables/ Description:

    Line 1: 2 syllables/ NOUN

    Line 2: 4 syllables/ description of noun in line 1

    Line 3: 6 syllables/ action (about noun in line 1)

    Line 4: 8 syllables/ a feeling or emotion having to do with noun in line 1

    Line 5: 2 syllables/ another noun (often it means the same as the noun in line 1)

     

     2- Try a diamente (de-ah-Man-tay). It's a 7-line poem of opposites that usually takes on a diamond shape.

     Line: Number of words/ Description:

     Line 1: 1-word/ subject - noun, opposite of the word in line 7.

     Line 2: 2-words/ adjective describing subject in the 1st line.

     Line 3: 3-words/ participles (-ing or -ed action words) about subject of 1st line.

     Line 4: 4-words/ nouns, 1st two nouns about subject in 1st line, and last two nouns about subject of 7th line.

     Line 5: 3-words/ participles (-ing or -ed action words) about subject of 7th line.

     Line 6: 2-words/ adjective describing subject in the 7th line.

     Line 7: subject - noun, opposite of the word in line 1.

     

     3- Try a haiku (hi-koo). It's a 3-lined nature poem. A senryu is a 3-lined, 17-syllabled poem about humans (often humorous or satirical). A haiku that is about science fiction is called a scifaiku and a haiku about horror is called a horrorku!

     Line #: Requirements:

     Line 1: 5 syllables

     Line 2: 7 syllables

     Line 3: 5 syllables

     

     4- Try a tanka (tan-ka). It's a 5-lined poem that's like a haiku with 2 extra lines.

     Line #: Requirements:

     Line 1: 5 syllables

     Line 2: 7 syllables

     Line 3: 5 syllables

     Line 4: 7 syllables

     Line 5: 7 syllables

     

     5- Try a haibun (hi-bun) which combines a prose paragraph with a haiku that follows it. The haiku and paragraph can complement each other, or the haiku can summarize the paragraph.

    

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    Vonnie Winslow Crist
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    United States

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