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Archives for August 2012

Some days

08/22/2012 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Some days

Some time ago I mentioned how a poem of mine was chosen to be included in Highland Park Poetry's Poetry That Moves in which poems and their graphic depictions are posted on Pace Buses in the northern suburbs.  Well, my month was August, so here's my poetry poster.  My gratitude goes to Isa Spoerry who designed the poster and to Jennifer Dotson who works so hard for poetry.   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: appreciation, Ellen Wade Beals, Highland Park Poetry, Isa Spoerry, Jennifer Dotson, Pace, Pace North Suburban Buses, Poetry That Moves, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Some days, thanks, Weighed Words

Poetry on Sunday afternoon

08/22/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Poetry on Sunday afternoon

On July 22, a Sunday afternoon, Woman Made Gallery (and Nina Corwin) hosted a poetry reading by “Poets who Open Doors.”  Featured readers were Kristy Bowen (dancing girl press), Shanny Jean Maney (The Encyclopedia Show), Jennifer Karmin (Red Rover Series), Emily Rose Kahn–Sheahan (Mental Graffiti, Real Talk Live), Johanny Vazquez Paz (Palabra Pura, Guild Complex) and Susan Yount (Arsenic Lobster, Chicago Poetry Bordello). It was a lively and lovely event. Jennifer Karmin … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Arsenic Lobster, Catastrophe Theory, Chicago Amplified, Chicago Poetry Bordello, Dancing Girl Press, Ellen Wade Beals, Emily Rose Kahn-Sheahan, Hyacinth Girl Press, Jennifer Karmin, Johanny Vazquez Paz, Kristy Bowen, Mental Graffiti, Misty Publications, Nina Corwin, Overpass, Palabra Pura, Real Talk Live, Red Rover Series, Shanny Jean Maney, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Steve Daveport, Susan Yount, The Encyclopedia Show, The Guild Complex, Uncontainable Noise, WBEZ, Weighed Words, Woman Made Gallery, writebloody.com

Glimpses of Hong Kong, part two

08/10/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Glimpses of Hong Kong, part two

Olympic steps © Ellen Wade Beals, 2012             … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Dogs Friendly, Ellen Wade Beals, Glimpse of Solace, Hong Kong, J Plus, Mariana Loves Rat's Meow, Olympics, Peak Tramways, Philippe Starck, Pok Fu Lam Country Park, Roots, Seriously (II), Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Spider, Stanley Market, Victoria Park, Victoria Peak, Weighed Words

Exploring the unexplained phenomenon of solace

08/01/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

In 1984 Scott Colborn developed and began to host the Exploring Unexplained Phenomena radio show.  The program became a reality largely due to his long-time interest in all things paranormal--which can be traced back to his childhood.  Over the years, he has interviewed hundreds of guests covering a wide range of topics including extraterrestrials, big foot, spirituality, and ghosts . . . to name just a few.  He recently interviewed Carol Brody Fleet about her book on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: "Nagasaki Shadows", Ann McNeal, Anthology, Carol Brody Fleet, Contributors, credo, D. J. Lachance, Ellen Wade Beals, Exploring Unexplained Phenomena, Faith, J. Scott Smith, Joan Corwin, Joe Meno, KZUM, Margarita Engle, Scott Colborn, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, T. C. Boyle, tanka, Weighed Words, William Sloane Coffin

William Sloane Coffin

08/01/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

The one true freedom in life is to come to terms with death, and as early as possible, for death is an event that embraces all our lives. And the only way to have a good death is to lead a good life. Lead a good one, full of curiosity, generosity, and compassion, and there's no need at the close of the day to rage against the dying of the light. We can go gentle into that good night.   William Sloane Coffin, Credo   … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, credo, Ellen Wade Beals, Scott Colborn, Slice of Solace, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words, William Sloane Coffin

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