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Happy Easter

04/01/2013 By Ellen Beals

Here's wishing you renewal and rebirth. And here's warning you: tomorrow is April Fool's Day, don't let anyone make a fool of you. Check back here later this week for info on Poetry Month events in the Chicago area and news and updates about contributors to Solace in So Many Words. Peace, love, and solace . . .   … [Read more...]

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Family cottage

03/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

This is a photo of a photo taken in 1980 when I went to Ireland for my first time.  I was able to meet my mother's relatives and see the cottage where my grandfather lived.  This "ould sod" for me is in Gneeveguilla, Country Kerry. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: County Kerry, Ellen Wade Beals, Family Cottage, Gneeveguilla, Ireland, Poetry, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Weighed Words

Happy Saint Patrick’s Day: Poetry Ireland, Tyrone Guthrie Centre, and Yeats

03/16/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

Today's focus is on the Irish, so I have listed some of my favorite literary Irish things. If you're looking for contemporary Irish poetry, there is no better journal than Poetry Ireland Review (published quarterly). A subscription also includes a bi-monthly news letter, Poetry Ireland News. Though the overseas subscription rate is rather steep, the journal never disappoints and includes reviews and essays on craft as well as contemporary Irish and international … [Read more...]

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Submit, submit, submit

03/09/2013 By Ellen Beals 2 Comments

Today’s post is all about submissions.  I’ve received three emails recently that may be of interest. The first news is from C. J. Laity of Chicago Poetry Press, which is pleased to announce its intention to publish Journal of Modern Poetry, Volume 15 (JOMP 15), to be released in the spring of 2013.   Those selected for inclusion in the upcoming Journal of Modern Poetry 15 publication will have a chance at a featured spot to read the selected poem on the main stage of the … [Read more...]

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Spring, soft sky, and solace

02/24/2013 By Ellen Beals Leave a Comment

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Filed Under: A Glimpse of Solace Tagged With: Anthology, Ellen Wade Beals, Glimpse of Solace, Poetry, publication, Soft Skies, Solace, Solace in So Many Words, Think Spring, Weighed Words

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