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Ella Wheeler Wilcox

06/25/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Ella Wheeler Wilcox

  "A weed is but  an unloved flower." Ella Wheeler Wilcox This quote was found on Brainy Quote. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, Contributors, Dandelion, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, Ellen Wade Beals, Flower, Poetry, publication, Slice of Solace, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weed, Weighed Words

Susan Elbe

06/25/2012 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

I first became familiar with the poetry of Susan Elbe through Kiss Me Goodnight (Syren Book Company) because we both had work in this anthology of writing by women who were girls when their mothers died.  Her poems in that book are: "My Mother Isn't Dead" and "At Mother's Bedside."  Now we are Facebook friends, and I enjoy her posts whether they are updates on the eagles' nest in Decorah, Iowa or more writerly items.  This Father's Day she posted "I Fly to My Father in Late … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Guest Posts Tagged With: Anthology, Bridge Poetry Series, Chazen Museum of Art, Concrete Wolf Press, Contributors, Eden in the Rearview Mirror, Ellen Wade Beals, I Fly to My Father in Late August, Kiss Me Goodnight, Light Made from Nothing, Madison poetry, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Susan Elbe, Syren Book Company, Weighed Words, Where Good Swimmers Drown, Wisconsin poetry

Heigh-Ho, Silver!

06/25/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Heigh-Ho, Silver!

Look what came in the mail today!  In case you haven't heard, on Saturday, June 23 Solace in So Many Words was awarded the Silver Medal in the anthology category by ForeWord Reviews at a ceremony and reception during the American Library Association's annual conference in Anaheim.  Weighed Words was unable to attend; but I want to make sure to say thanks to Chris Fisher who reviewed Solace in So Many Words on April 28, 2011 for ForeWord Reviews, and to Kimber Bilby (Awards … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: American Library Association, Anthology, Book of the Year Award, Chris Fisher, Contributors, Ellen Wade Beals, ForeWord Reviews, Hourglass Books, Julie Eakin, Kimber Bilby, Poetry, publication, Silver Medal, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Victoria Sutherland, Weighed Words

Thank you

06/15/2012 By Ellen Beals

It means a lot knowing you are thinking of me.     from a thank-you card from a recent 8th grade graduate … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, Ellen Wade Beals, gratitude, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, thanks, Weighed Words

Excellence in art

06/15/2012 By Ellen Beals

Excellence in art

  This quotation appears on The Franklin Building at 720 S. Dearborn. Built in 1916 and designed by architect George C. Nimmons, The Franklin Building features picture tiles by Oskar Gross.  This quotation appears above  the terra-cotta doorway and under a mural of  men working at the Gutenberg Press. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, art, Ellen Wade Beals, Excellence, George C. Nimmons, Gutenberg, Printers Row Lit Fest, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, The Franklin Building, Weighed Words

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