Wild Ink™ is the creation of Amelia L. Williams, PhD, (she/her), poet, eco-artist, writing, editing, and research professional, teacher, communitarian.
Mission Statement
Wild Ink™ supports involvement in place-based and environmentally-oriented poetry, facilitates creativity cross-training for poets, artists, and environmental stewards, and strengthens poetry communities in Central Virginia, with a special focus on Nelson, Augusta, and Albemarle Counties.
Amelia grew up overseas, returned to the US for graduate school and worked as a lab technician to help finance her education. She earned a PhD in English literature, and settled in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains. She became a medical writer and has freelanced and worked in nonprofit and for-profit settings. She’s a mom, amateur naturalist, foodie, and loves hiking and camping.
As a poet of place, Amelia is inspired by the Central Virginia eco-region and efforts to protect its waterways, forests, and biodiversity. She has been published in many journals, collaborated with local artists on the chapbook Walking Wildwood Trail: Poems and Photographs, to raise money for local #NoPipelines activists, and taught workshops such as “Poetry Unfolding” for middle school students, Wild Ink Walks for the local Parks & Recreation Department, and Poetry of Place at a county community center.
Most of the photography on this website is courtesy ©Max Johnson. See their photography and check out their work at Scrounge Around Woodworking, functional art from foraged, salvaged, and reclaimed wood.
