Poetry by Jon Wilder

Hi Good Morning, can you remember to call Grandma today, it’s her birthday and yes I know she didn’t really encourage you growing up so your allegiance isn’t there and yes I know she has support where she’s living, but after Grandpa died she’s just kind of pacing around the house reading magazines and sewing his old shirts into pillow cases so she can still sleep with him at night. Can you please just call her, I love you have a good day.


Jon Wilder is a poet and musician living in Portland, OR. He writes, records and releases music under the name Boom Years and his poetry has been featured in Levee Magazine, Duck Lake Books, Sonder Midwest & Salem State. His first book “Bullpen no. 1” was released in 2016 and his second collection of poetry “Original Fear” comes out on May 13.