The Wild Sonnets | The 8 Books
It's all here – the paperbacks, the complete downloads, video readings of favorite selections and the amazing rave reviews.
Buy someone the gift of new literature – even (or especially) if that someone is you. Each of the 8 volumes features 100 Wild Sonnets and the collections have received rave reviews from literary critics and luminaries, and fellow artists alike.
There is even a download set that brings all the books together – called the Completely Wild Collection. And it’s only $15 for all 8 books.
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
Paperback $20 | Completely Wild Download $15 (All 8 Books)
REVIEWS FOR THE WILD SONNETS:
VOLUME VIII (701-800) | ©2025
Paperback $20
REVIEW FOR THE WILD SONNETS: VOLUME VII (601-700) | ©2024
Nicholas Korn has undertaken an ambitious project in his ‘Wild Sonnets’ poem sequence. It is also a surprisingly original project, given the long history of the sonnet form. Korn is highly skilled at metaphor-making, demonstrating what Aristotle once wrote of this ability in his “Poetics” — that it is the mark of genius, and the most important feature of good imaginative writing.
Korn’s work is a masterclass in poetical conceits and unfurling ideas through imagery. I highly recommend the ‘Wild Sonnets’ series by one of the leading lyric poets of our time.
– Andrew Benson Brown | Host of Classical Poets Live
Paperback $20
REVIEWS FOR THE WILD SONNETS: VOLUME VI (501-600) | ©2023
Poetry That Soars
The Wild Sonnets are filled with exquisite wordplay, turns of phrase that weave, bob, lurch, sway, and surprise. The themes are rich with heart, yet universal. Need guidance from the universe? Simply thumb through the volume, pick a page, and delight at the message you will surely find therein. Volume Six has arrived. What a legacy. Well done Mr. Korn!
– Morgan G. | Trucker, Rocker & Hooligan | Kansas City, MO
Poetry That Hits Every Level
This is deeply thought-provoking poetry, and I’m continually amazed at how well-crafted it all is. He so satisfyingly connects thought and emotion in such beautiful form. “I am a pendulum without an end. On which the counting of my tears depend.”– Laura M. | Singer/Songwriter | San Antonio, TX
Fizzing and Crackling with Inspiration!
I’ve been looking forward to the next Wild Sonnets volume, and now it’s finally landed. This collection exceeds high expectations (based on previous volumes). This is fizzing and crackling with inspiration. “What elements collect to make a life…” These poems do live and breathe a lifetime of experience and reading them touches every emotion along the way. Great work! Recommended reading.
– Shem S. | Producer & Musician | Chester, UK
Paperback $20
REVIEWS FOR THE WILD SONNETS: VOLUME V (401-500) | ©2023
Everything Is Aerial, and Has Its Element of Awe
Nicholas Korn is a poet of incredible energy and verve – of process and vision. It’s truly bewildering in its scope, and still growing before our eyes. But these poems are also wild with content – dailiness, observation, philosophical insights, and a stunning sense of purpose. The language is lush, and Korn’s approach is reverential toward the history and elegance of the form, while also keeping its eyes and ears in/on the 21st Century.
– Matt Hart | Poet & Head of Writing Program – Art Academy of Cincinnati
Great Book, and Impressive Creative Project!
This book is part of an ongoing writing project. One of the most impressive and ambitious creative endeavors I know of. These sonnets talk about life, love, time, and everything we are. It is interesting how the author has kept and changed the sonnet form. They are wild and yet delicate, like a wildflower. Pick a book, then pick a sonnet. You will not regret it.
– Manuel Iris | Poet Laureate of Cincinnati (Emeritus)
Paperback $20
REVIEWS FOR THE WILD SONNETS: VOLUME IV (301-400) | ©2022
Substance and Form Come Together in Beauty
Nicholas Korn brings the stuff of life into a boiling pot, contemplating the very essence of humanity. He delves into the broken heart, the loss of friendship, the healing of souls, asking and answering questions that are at our core. This is his best work yet.
– Alissa S.| Poet & Attorney | Cincinnati, OH
Paperback $20
REVIEWS FOR THE WILD SONNETS: VOLUME III (201-300) | ©2021
Verbal Art At Its Finest
In these beautiful sonnets, Mr. Korn has succeeded on multiple levels simultaneously. He makes intelligent use of the English language, delving into its wide selection of word choices to create thought-provoking lines adroitly adorned with artful alliteration, that is available in the tongue especially, perhaps more than any other. There is great joy here, ready for any reader willing to reach in and indulge.
– Stefan W. | Poet | Cincinnati OH
Paperback $20
ABOUT THE WILD SONNETS
In 2016, I decided to commit to a literary enterprise I had been thinking about for years. Decades actually. I wanted to design a variation of the sonnet form that was uniquely mine and combined the structural elements of the classical models (Shakespearean and Petrarchan) with the vibe of contemporary verse.
I decided on a structure that divided the 14-line standard into two stanzas of 7 lines, each capped with a rhyming couplet. The 5 preceding lines would not be tied to any specific rhyme scheme, and would be allowed to flow more freely with occasional internal rhymes as they suggested themselves.
The meter would also be looser – an ambling iambic not always pent up in pentameter.
I wanted to follow the patter and pattern of Shakespearean soliloquies – start with an initial idea that flows and follows associatively though metaphor and music to realizations which land in couplets that sound conclusive, but knowingly are not.
And that is was makes these sonnets wild.
There are over 285 Wild Sonnets video readings on The Wild Sonnets YouTube Channel.
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Beautiful work, as always 🖤