Solace in a Book

  • Home
  • Ellen Wade Beals
  • SOLACE in So Many Words
    • Discussion Questions for Solace in So Many Words
    • Reviews
    • Contributors
    • PRESS KIT
  • Weighed Words
  • Submissions
  • Events
  • Contact

from “Funeral” by Amy L. Dengler

01/19/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

"But what if there is no hunger, if hunger is what it is to be alive? Surely, some grace steps in."     From her poem "Funeral" in  her chapbook At the Corner of Lost and Found. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Amy Dengler, Amy L. Dengler, Anthology, appreciation, At the Corner of Lost and Found, Contributors, Ellen Wade Beals, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, thanks, Weighed Words

Snow Day / Snow Night

01/13/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

… [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, Chicago Snow, Ellen Wade Beals, Jan 12 snow, Poetry, Snow, Snow Day / Snow Night, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, thanks, Weighed Words

Shel Silverstein — Invitation

01/09/2012 By Ellen Beals 13 Comments

INVITATION If you are a dreamer, come in. If you are a dreamer, a wisher, a liar, A hope-er, a pray-er, a magic bean buyer . . . If you're a pretender, come sit by my fire, For we have some flax golden tales to spin. Come in! Come in! Thanks to Barry Graham and Leah Tallon for their FB post mentioning this poem. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Slice of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, Barry Graham, Ellen Wade Beals, Invitation, Leah Tallon, Poetry, Shel Silverstein, Slice of Solace, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words, Where the Sidewalk Ends

More on contributors–Swist, Malone, Boyle, Meno, Somlo

01/09/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

I'm glad never to be caught up to date on reporting the news from Solace in So Many Words contributors because that means they are getting new publications every day.  But it also could mean I haven't paid attention to all my emails and news. So last week when I said I gave you the latest, well, I missed a few things.  At the reading at Woman Made Gallery I spoke with a woman in the audience and she said "March Wind" by Wally Swist was her favorite poem, and I could see why. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, book, Cirque Literary Journal, Connotation Press, Contributors, Crab Orchard Series Open Poetry Competition, Ellen Wade Beals, Huang Po and the Dimensions of Love, Iraq vet, Joe Meno, Mike Burwell, Office Girl, Pamela Malone, Patty Somlo, Poetry, San Miguel, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, T. C. Boyle, Wally Swist, Weighed Words, When the Killing's Done

Love

01/03/2012 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

… [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, appreciation, Contributors, Ellen Wade Beals, love, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words

  • « Previous Page
  • 1
  • …
  • 93
  • 94
  • 95
  • 96
  • 97
  • …
  • 110
  • Next Page »

Buy From

    Order Through PayPal:
    Number of copies
  • IndieBound
  • Amazon
  • Powell's
  • Barnes & Noble

Contact Ellen

Click here to email Ellen

Follow

Follow weighedwords on Twitter  Follow on Twitter
Follow Ellen on Facebook  Follow on Facebook
Share |

Categories

  • A Glimpse of Solace (145)
  • A Slice of Solace (51)
  • Blog (365)
  • Guest Posts (43)

Sites I Visit Often

  • Academy of American Poets
  • Betsy Lerner
  • Brendan Coudal
  • CJ Laity's chicagopoetry
  • Coffee-House Poetry
  • Curbside Splendor
  • Dave Bonta
  • Elster Photography
  • Emerging Writers Network
  • Escape into Life
  • Fiction Writers Review
  • Kathleen Kirk
  • Luisa A. Igloria
  • Mary Beth Coudal
  • Media Bistro
  • Moving Poems
  • Mslexia
  • Nathan Bransford
  • New Pages
  • Poetry Ireland
  • Role/Reboot
  • Salmon Poetry
  • Small Press Review
  • The Chicago Reader
  • The Guardian
  • The House That Del Built
  • The Morning News
  • The Morning Porch
  • The Nervous Breakdown
  • The New Yorker
  • The Paris Review
  • The Toronto Quarterly
  • The Utne Reader
  • This Blog Will Change Your Life
  • Tom Aplomb
  • Via Negativa
  • Woorat Photohaiku

Copyright © 2026 · Site Design: Ilsa Brink