As usual contributors to Solace in So Many Words have been busy writing and publishing. Susan Mahan has two poems "Voiceover" and "Cabbage Days" in U.M.Ph! Since May, two of her poems with Boston themes have been hanging in Boston City Hall --- they are "Mayday" and "Getting Lucky." Susan's poem "On the Lower Left Quadrant" is included in the online journal Poetry Porch; the theme was bridges. Kathleen Kirk also has a poem ("Last Step") in that issue. Fathers was the … [Read more...]
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...]
More contributor news
"The Thing Is" by Ellen Bass appeared in Solace in So Many Words and is now available as a poster from Syracuse Cultural Workers. Susan Mahan has three poems in U.M.Ph.!Prose. Her poem "Aunt Mary, Circa 1961" is part of the Boston City Hall Prose and Poetry Exhibit for Spring 2011. Brent Calderwood will be participating in the GuyWriters Presents Pinot & Poetry, from 8 until 9 on Monday, April 25, at the Blush Wine Bar, 476 Castro Street, San Francisco. … [Read more...]