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Laura Rodley “Madelyn”

02/09/2017 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Laura Rodley “Madelyn”

Here in Chicago there is no snow on the ground, but some parts of the Northeast are experiencing a Snow Day. So that’s why this poem by Laura Rodley about a runner in the snowy woods seems appropriate. Thanks to Laura Rodley for letting me share her work here.   Madelyn She runs without breaking the crust of snow, snow two feet deep, slick with ice, even glows in later sun but that’s not when she runs, her tracks lighter than deer who break through, … [Read more...]

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Guest Post: Laura Rodley “Gateway”

08/22/2016 By Ellen Beals

Guest Post: Laura Rodley “Gateway”

Gateway Gateway to heaven, Cecropia flits to my doorway, flaps her wings, Morse code from God, life everlasting, she lays her full body against my brass doorknob. Her journey is done, her wings are tattered, she will lay her eggs and disappear. Like all faith, she is ephemeral and falls down from the skies. How did she find me? How did she know I was seeking solace? And she brought a disciple, another Cecropia, much smaller, that lay beside the lit porch … [Read more...]

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Guest post: Laura Rodley “Luna”

07/18/2016 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Guest post: Laura Rodley “Luna”

Luna Sure sign of summer, the pale translucence of the luna’s green wings, the green of emerging blades of grass, or new rose leaves. How such delicacy battles her way through thunderstorms, clouds, the dust of a dry summer, how her path is unerring; she returns every time, not herself, but a replica, someone born from her eggs. In April, too early for lunas, one appeared anyway, flapping at the back porch window Let me in. Walking outside, I bathed in her … [Read more...]

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Hot links to new writing by SISMW contributors (and more)

08/26/2015 By Ellen Beals

Hot links to new writing by SISMW contributors (and more)

Good day!  Hope life is treating you well. Concerned about the stock market? You may want to read Elizabeth Kerlikowske's poem "The Two Worlds"  on the The New Verse News today (August 26, 20015). There's a whole section of poetry by E. Michael Desilets at the VerseWrights site; his latest to be posted is "Sidetrack's Last Haircut." The Chicago Writers Conference is coming up--September 25-27. Did I mention Donna Hilbert has five poems ("Mother in Satin," … [Read more...]

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News and nifty

03/24/2015 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

News and nifty

"Keep your sunny side up, up!" ("Hide the side that gets blue"). I write this to myself as well as to you. No whining. I’ve been watching Foyle’s War on Netflix and really enjoying it. It very rarely hits the wrong note; I’ve watched two seasons and only had some quibbles with the series. It’s been making me think of the sacrifices made at that time (1940s), wondering whether modern society could soldier on so. Here’s news I know. First off, big congrats to Ellen Bass … [Read more...]

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