"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...]
Our first review
In case you have not heard the news, Solace in So Many Words got its first review. It is from The Midwest Book Review and was also uploaded to our Amazon page (thanks James A. Cox!) and is reprinted here: That bit of knowledge that everything will be alright is something not to be overlooked. "Solace" is a collection of essays, stories, and fiction compiled by Ellen Wade Beals as she offers the contributions of a wide range of individuals as they speak on the crises of … [Read more...]
Edith Wharton
In spite of illness, in spite even of the archenemy sorrow, one can remain alive long past the usual date of disintegration if one is unafraid of change, insatiable in intellectual curiosity, interested in big things, and happy in small ways. Edith Wharton, A Backward Glance, 1934 … [Read more...]
More news from contributors
Susan O'Donnell Mahan is the featured speaker at the monthly meeting of the American Association of University Women, Hingham (MA) branch on April 12. The subject is: Healing Words: A Journey With Poetry. She’ll be reading a selection of her poems that chronicle her journey since her in husband died in 1997. Patty Somlo's book From Here to There and Other Stories is available from Paraguas … [Read more...]
My new lucky numbers
I am taking the day off to visit a friend, look at eagles, and play roulette. I have my regular favorite numbers based on important dates in my life. Now I have two new favorite ones: 5 and 12. That's because Solace in So Many Words launches on May 12. I don't expect to make a wad at the roulette table nor will I blow one, and that's okay with me. I want to blow off a little steam, get a little charge, maybe misbehave a little. But lucky? The way I look at things … [Read more...]