In the northern suburb of Highland Park, Jennifer Dotson works hard for poetry--organizing readings, exhibits, and contests, such as this year’s challenge in which poets of all ages are invited to submit original poetry in response to: Electricity (in honor of the 75th anniversary of Nikolas Tesla’s death) Monsters (in honor of the 300th anniversary of publication of Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley’s Frankenstein) A Golden Shovel Poem (a poetic form created by Terrence … [Read more...]
2018 starts with two new poetry books
Hey there! Happy New Year! Hope your year has gotten off to a good start. Hope you are keeping snug. There are two new books of poetry that might interest you. Solace in So Many Words contributor and Evanston poet Susan Spaeth Cherry has a new book--Sackcloth and Silk: New and Selected Poems. She will be reading from this collection Thursday, January 11 at 7 pm at the Community Meeting Room of Evanston Public Library. Copies of Sackcloth and Silk will be available … [Read more...]
Gift of the wild
I just spotted a coyote across the creek, running along the bank. Happy Christmas Eve to all. Peace, love, and solace. Gift of the wild On Christmas a coyote came to our fence and ever since my dog has been visited by dreams of running with the pack, almost able to catch up but never quite there, lagging, and so her back legs push off as she sleeps in her bed, her eyes squint as if to see between the pickets, beyond the slats shadowed on the … [Read more...]
Thank you again and again
Ho, ho, ho no. Have you encountered holiday grumps? My instinct is to tell them to focus on the positive instead of the negative, to practice gratitude. Then I realize it is advice I can use myself. I have so much to be grateful for—I hope you do too. Thank you for reading; I appreciate you giving me your attention. Happy holidays! Peace, love, and solace Everyday is a gift so says the plaque on the bathroom wall. Of course, there should be a space … [Read more...]
Elizabeth Drew Stoddard — November
Good day and happy December and Happy Hanukkah (which begins today). I've started my shopping, put up lights outside, but haven't yet gotten my Christmas tree or decorated the inside of my house. I've been lackadaisical and uninspired, spending time doing crosswords, catching up on past issues of The New Yorker, and reading mysteries (Glass Houses by Louise Penny and The White Trilogy by Ken Bruen). I'm slow to get in the spirit this year. It seems I am still in a … [Read more...]
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