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Hot topics, cool fun

06/23/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Hot topics, cool fun

Yesterday all the talk was about the super moon. So I had to get my camera and try to capture its beauty. Take a look at Glimpse of Solace to see how I did. Meanwhile, the poetry world is upset with a recent article ("Poetry Slam, Or, The decline of American verse") in July Harper's by Mark Edmundson.  Because the article is behind a paywall and I am not a subscriber, I was not able to read it entirely.  But I have been reading all the articles about the article.  One of … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of Solace: Moonstruck

06/23/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Glimpse of Solace: Moonstruck

My Christmas Card © Ellen Wade Beals, 2013 Screen print © Ellen Wade Beals, 2013 Occluded moon © Ellen Wade Beals, 2013 … [Read more...]

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Glimpse of Solace: Trying to Fit In

06/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Glimpse of Solace: Trying to Fit In

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News and updates: Pamela Miller, Ellen Bass (and me)

06/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

News and updates: Pamela Miller, Ellen Bass (and me)

Happy Father's Day to all. Please make sure to read Laura Rodley's poem, which I have posted as a guest blog. Pamela Miller (who contributed "What It's All About" to Solace in So Many Words) has new book from Mayapple Press. It's called Miss Unthinkable.  Here's how it's described: "Who is Miss Unthinkable? In this latest collection from Chicago poet Pamela Miller, she’s a shape-shifting sorority of mysterious, funny and wise female characters who don’t let anything get … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Billy Collins, Contributors, Ellen Bass, Ellen Wade Beals, Hilltromper Santa Cruz, Mayapple Press, Miss Unthinkable, Pamela Miller, Poetry, Prism Review, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, The Hummingbird Review, Weighed Words

New poem by Laura Rodley

06/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

  Fresh From the Vine   My father stood on his hands to dive off the diving board, all six foot four inches of him suspended in air, curling his fingers around the hard edge of the gritty grey board, and dove off.  He never missed but one of the last times I saw him do this when I was 10 or 11, his ring cut into his finger from the weight of him standing on his hands.  Down he dove with a sliced finger and his ring had to be cut off and he needed stitches.  … [Read more...]

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