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...]
Address correction–oops!
It has come to my attention that I gave out the incorrect address for our reading -- The Book Stall's address is 811 Elm Street. Here is the corrected announcment: Celebrate Poetry Month with Solace! April 10, 2012, Tuesday at 7:30 The Book Stall at Chestnut Court, 811 Elm 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 editor Ellen Wade Beals and … [Read more...]
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...]
Contributors have been busy — Smith, Somlo, Hilbert, Meno, Kirk, Kerlikowske, Miller, Bass and Swist
J. Scott Smith ("Heartbeat") has a new story "Silence" in Luna Station Quarterly, which is a magazine focused on speculative fiction by up and coming women authors. Patty Somlo ("Starting to Breathe") has a new story "Where He Took His First Breath" in The Write Room. Donna Hilbert ("Flowers" and "In Quintana Roo") has a new guest blog on NEXTV's ALL LIT Up blogpost by James Goertel. I also wrote a guest essay ("In Service of Poetry") for ALL LIT UP. Many thanks to … [Read more...]
Celebrate Poetry Month with us at Book Stall in Winnetka
I went to a reading of "A Light Breakfast" a unique collection that is edited by Arlyn Miller and features a sackful of great poems including ones by Solace in So Many Words contributor Carol N. Kanter ("Her Best Medicine," "Alternative Eulogy," "The Advanced Course"). I was lucky enough to meet with Roberta Rubin, owner of The Book Stall (and friend to books, readers and small presses) and I just so happened to have a copy of Solace in So Many Words to show her. So, … [Read more...]