Poem of the Week – Page 5 – Third Wednesday Magazine

Laurence W. Thomas

Published on May 8, 2020 by Editorial Staff3 Comments

The founding editor of 3rd Wednesday turns 93 today!

Passing Through Nelma, Wisconsin

Published on May 5, 2020 by Editorial Staff

3rd Wednesday’s Poem of the Week by Wisconsin poet, Fredric Hildebrand, describes familiar sights along highways through Northern Midwest forestlands. It comes from the Spring issue of 3rd Wednesday which you can download for free from our website and which can be purchased in print from Amazon.com.

Ohio Blue Tip / Ted Kooser

Published on April 25, 2020 by Editorial Staff

TedKooser Today is Ted Kooser’s 81st birthday. In his honor, our poem of the week is one that was first published in the Winter 2019 issue of 3rd Wednesday. Thank you Ted and happy birthday to you.

He Decided It Must Be / Ken Gosse

Published on April 20, 2020 by Editorial Staff1 Comment

The Fibonacci poem (or Fib), is an experimental form in which the syllable count follows the mathematecal pattern of the Fibonacci Sequence, such that each number is the sum of the two preceding ones. (1,1,2,3,5,8,13,21…) Our poem of the week is an example, though in this case the poet has turned the experiment on its head.

How to Triolet / Zebulon Huset

Published on April 14, 2020April 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Our Poem of the Week is a triolet about how to write a triolet. It comes from the Spring issue of 3rd Wednesday which you can download for free from our website and which can be purchased in print from Amazon.com.

…Ups and Downs of Love / Jill Marcusse

Published on April 7, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Our poem of the week from the Spring issue of 3rd Wednesday. It’s available now as a free download and for $6 in print from Amazon.com.

Next-to-Last Visit With My Father / Charles Hughes

Published on March 30, 2020 by Editorial Staff

3rd Wednesday’s poem of the week is one of the winning poems from our most recent poetry contest. It appeared in our spring issue which is available free online at our website or for $6 in print at Amazon.com.

Next-to-Last Visit With My Father / Charles Hughes

“A splendid, well-constructed example of deep emotion, quietly but vividly expressed. Each of the poem’s six 6-line stanzas feature carefully selected details from a particularly difficult farewell, making them indelible—causing the reader to sense the speaker’s dwindling hope while simultaneously cherishing the best of what remains of it.” – Marilyn L. Taylor, contest judge.

Acting Class / Sam Robertson

Published on March 21, 2020 by Editorial Staff

Acting Class is one of three winners in 3rd Wednesday‘s annual poetry contest and is our “Poem of the Week” from the Spring issue of 3W. Print copies can be ordered at Amazon.com and you can find a free download of the digital edition on our website.

Creeping Bellflower / Brianna Van Dyke

Published on March 14, 2020 by Editorial Staff

The spring issue of 3rd Wednesday is about to go into the mail. This is our annual poetry contest issue and today we present one of the honorable mention poems from this year’s contest. The poet tells us that this is her first ever poetry publication. The issue is on sale now at Amazon.

We Share the Sky

Published on February 28, 2020February 28, 2020 by Editorial Staff

3rd Wednesday Magazine’s “Poem of the Week” is actually two poems from The InsideOut Literary Project, each written by 3rd grade students from Dearborn, Michigan. You can learn more about the project at their website, https://insideoutdetroit.org/

These poems and others from I/O are featured in the Spring issue of 3rd Wednesday (due out near the end of March) as will the winners from our annual poetry contest.