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Our latest review — from Verse Wisconsin Online

04/07/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Book Review Ellen Wade Beals, Ed., Solace, in So Many Words, Weighed Words, 2011 Reviewed by Kathleen Eull Those of us who have read more than a few anthologies know they can be, in a word often employed by critics, uneven. Collected by well-meaning editors with an unenviable task, we can find ourselves wondering why these pieces were selected as the best or representative. What a pleasure, then, to discover Ellen Wade Beals’s ambitious Solace In So Many Words. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Antler, Carol Kanter, Ellen Bass, Ellen Wade Beals, Kathleen Eull, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, T. C. Boyle, Verse Wisconsin, Weighed Words

Tuesday, April 10 at The Book Stall

04/05/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Tuesday, April 10 at The Book Stall

I've been working on email problems all day so I wanted to remember how beautiful spring is (hence, the photo) and I want to remind you of our next reading event (hence, the following announcement). Celebrate Poetry Month with Solace! April 10, 2012, Tuesday at 7:30 The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 566 Chestnut Street, Winnetka 847-446-8880 There are more than 50 poems in Solace in So Many Words by poets like Antler, Philip Levine, Ellen Bass . . .so,  please join … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Antler, Carol Kanter, D. J. Lachance, Ellen Bass, Ellen Wade Beals, J. Scott Smith, Joan Corwin, Kathleene Donahoo, Pamela Miller, Philip Levine, Poetry, Poetry Month, publication, Roberta Rubin, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, The Book Stall, The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, Weighed Words

Wrap up the old and unwrap the new

01/03/2012 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Wrap up the old and unwrap the new

I've been putting off writing this blog, concentrating instead on the holidays and goofing off. But I wanted to tell you what the contributors have been up to because they have been busy.  And, I wanted to tell you the latest about Solace in So Many Words even though I haven't been busy, exactly. First to tell you about my busy  contributors. Arthur Powers ("Jardim Zological") emailed me back in November to say his short story "Thom" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize by … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: "Truth & Beauty" Kathleen Kirk, Adanna Literary Journal, Ann McNeal, Anthology, Antler, Aresenic Lobster, Arthur Powers, AWP Conference, Bibiotekos, Brent Calderwood, Carol Ann Duffy, Contributors, Dappled Things, Dorianne Lauz, Ekphrasis Journal, Ellen Bass, Ellen Wade Beals, Escape into Life, Hyacinth Girl Press, J. Scott Smith, Jeff Poniewaz, Joan Corwin, Kathleen Kirk, Kathleene Donahoo, Marie Howe, Muse & Stone, Noctures, Noel Sloboda, Patty Somlo, Pearl Magazine, Philip Levine, Poetry, Poetry Foundation, Press 53, Prime Number Magazine, Pushcart nominations, Pushcart Prize, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Stirring, thefirstcut#4, Umbrella, Verse Wisconsin, Weighed Words, YB

Solace on the radio Friday (7/29)

07/25/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

I am excited to tell you that this Friday (7/29) I'll be talking with Ben Merens on his "At Issue" show, which airs daily on Wisconsin Public Radio.  I will be on from 5 to 6 pm. During the first half of the show Ben and I will talk about solace,  what it means and how we can find it.  The second half of the show features calls from listeners.  I am stoked about my day trip to Milwaukee and my conversation with Ben! … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Antler, Ben Merens, Ellen Wade Beals, radio, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words, Wisconsin, Wisconsin Public Radio, WPR

Pioneer Press: Meditations on the nature of Solace

07/14/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

This week (July 14)  Solace in So Many Words got coverage in the Pioneer Press papers; our story ran in the first page of the Diversions section.  Here is the link from the Glenview Announcements for the article "Meditations on the nature of Solace" by Lilli Kuzma. The Pioneer Press papers (Glenview Announcements, Winnetka Talk, Wilmette Life,  Lake Forester, Evanston Review, and others) are owned by Sun-Times Media.  Here is a highlight of the article: “Solace In So Many … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, Antler, Contributors, D. J. Lachance, Ellen Wade Beals, J. Scott Smith, Joan Corwin, Joe Meno, Kathleene Donahoo, Lilli Kuzma, Meditations on the nature of Solace, Pat Rahmann, Pioneer Press, Poetry, publication, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Sun-Times Media Group, Teresa S. Mathes, Weighed Words

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