Here's out latest review. It is from the Portland Book Review. Solace in So Many Words Edited by Ellen Wade Beals Weighed Words LLC, $20, 228 pages How do you define solace? How do you find it? Author Ellen Beals sought answers to these questions and put a call out to writers for fiction, poetry, and essays. The result is a moving anthology, edited by Beals, titled Solace in So Many Words. Everyone experiences loss, whether of a family member, pet, or a … [Read more...]
Everyday is a gift
Everyday is a gift so says the plaque on the powder room wall. Of course, there should be a space between every and day. It is each and every day that is the present. But the everyday is a gift too, wrapped in plain paper addressed in Papermate blue, bound in time and string, left on the doorstep near the mat, common as dirt and dust, ordinary as tap water, easy to miss. When you return to the table at the … [Read more...]
Publication date reading at Barbara’s and our latest review — reasons to celebrate
May 12 was the official publication date of Solace in So Many Words and also the date for our second reading. This was one was at Barbara's Bookstore (UIC), which has a separate performance space with great acoustics. The event, which was well-attended, started off with my short explanation of the book and how it came to be, followed by outstanding readings by: Carol Kanter who read her three poems, "Her Best Medicine," "Alternative Eulogy," and "The Advanced Course," Pat … [Read more...]
The countdown is on . . . one week until we launch
Launch of Solace in So Many Words May 6, Friday, 7:30 Women at Children First 5233 North Clark Street Chicago, IL 60640 (773) 769-9299 … [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...]