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Sexualities, drinks, and an off-putting phrase

05/04/2018 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Sexualities, drinks, and an off-putting phrase

Good day to you! Hope things are looking up and that this May day finds you peaceful and happy. All is okay with me. We had a bad storm here the other night but weathered it. The forsythias are in bloom. I’ve heard about two calls for submissions you may want to know about. SISMW contributor Patti Wahlberg emailed to say Duende, the online literary journal produced by the students in the BFA-Writing program at Goddard College, has opened for submissions for its next … [Read more...]

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Lummox wants work; Trees and Math Anxiety; and Bird-watching

04/19/2016 By Ellen Beals

Lummox wants work; Trees and Math Anxiety; and Bird-watching

Howdy – How’s your April shaping up? Have you been celebrating poetry? Reading it? Writing it? I got an email from Lummox Poetry Anthology #5, which is looking for work on the theme of “ism" or "isms." Examples cited include: Alcoholism, Capitalism, Patriotism, Buddhism, Globalism,  Conformism, Masochism, Regionalism, Commercialism, Pessimism, Mannerism, Egotism, Dogmatism, Realism, etc, etc. Lummox #5  is also looking for illustrations, collages, artwork of all kinds. … [Read more...]

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Looking back, looking forward

05/30/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Looking back, looking forward

If you read my last post you know that Solace in So Many Words is one-year-old. I have been thinking of the highlights from the past year. But before I give that account let me tell you how great it was that last week started with congratulatory flowers, sent by neighbor and mentor Fran Podulka and her husband Phil to celebrate the gold medal award Solace in So Many Words won from the Next Generation Indie Awards sponsored by Independent Book Publishing Professionals … [Read more...]

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The Book Stall was swell

04/12/2012 By Ellen Beals 6 Comments

The Book Stall was swell

Many thanks to The Book Stall for hosting our celebration of Poetry Month---to Roberta Rubin for inviting us to read and especially to Amy and Gordon who worked late to accommodate us.  The Book Stall has been named Publishers Weekly Bookstore of the Year and it is obvious why. The Book Stall is supportive of readers and writers alike. We had a pretty large crowd and they were a very attentive audience. We changed up our usual reading event in that we also featured … [Read more...]

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Susan O’Donnell Mahan

11/07/2011 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

I first met Susan O'Donnell Mahan in Minneapolis when we both attended the launch of Kiss Me Goodnight.  The poem she wrote for that book is titled "World View" and is about her mother Florence 'Sis' O'Donnell who died when Susan was 14.  Susan and a couple other poets who appeared in Kiss Me Goodnight (Patti Wojcik Wahlberg and Tekla Dennison Miller) responded to my call for submissions. And now Susan and I keep up on Facebook, where I noticed she has published some poems. … [Read more...]

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