Wes Viola

Wes White, writing as Wes Viola. Ask me why, if you like. I write imaginative poetry and fiction and enjoy experimenting with language, sometimes a bit too much. I'm an Elder Bard of Glastonbury and a past winner at Wells Festival of Literature

London, United Kingdom

Selected work (3 publications)

The voidspace, 2023

Get LostInspired by, firstly, the overall pop-up theme of 'work guided by oracle cards' - and specifically, a selection of 'Forest Fae' cards by the artist Nadia Turner.

Trash Wonderland, 2023

'In His Heart' and 'Date with the Devil''In His Heart' appears in the digital edition of Trash Wonderland issue 2, including a video of my performing the poem live at the Rhyme Against the Tide poetry slam on the day it was written; and 'Date with the Devil' in the print edition only.

The Voidspace, 2022

Fantasy GamepoemPublished in the very first issue of The Voidspace, the webzine dedicated to interactive arts. Can you survive this thrilling poem in which YOU are the hero?

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Videos

Ten Things on our Wall at HomeWritten for Dalston Writers' 'Home' anthology in 2020. Full text available on request.

The Way to Zed'The Way to Zed' is a cycle of 26 poems inspired by the English [Latin] alphabet. It's also a surreal psychic quest. Here's the whole thing, plus Tarot designs(!). Enquiries from publishers welcome.