Solace in a Book

Our latest review — from Verse Wisconsin Online

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Book Review Ellen Wade Beals, Ed., Solace, in So Many Words, Weighed Words, 2011 Reviewed by Kathleen Eull Those of us who have read more than a few anthologies know they can be, in a word often employed by critics, uneven. Collected by well-meaning editors with an unenviable task, we can find ourselves wondering why these pieces were selected as the best or representative. What a pleasure, then, to discover Ellen Wade Beals’s ambitious Solace In So Many Words. … [Read more...]

Celebrating Poetry in Chicago

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Chicago is a literary town.  This month the focus is on poetry--there's so much to do and see and hear. Sunday, April  7  at 1:30 pm is the 16th Annual Women’s International Open reading at Woman Made Gallery, 685 N. Milwaukee. Hosted by Nina Corwin, the event will feature Xanath Caraza, Kelly Davio, Marty McConnell, Simone Muench, Amy Newman and Rita Mae Reese. Marcia Pradzinski will be reading her poetry on Tuesday, April 9 at 7:00 pm at THE NEW STUDIO located at … [Read more...]

Happy Easter

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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...]

Where’s the solace?

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"Sometimes grief itself (what Jayant Kamicheril describes as 'that kaleidoscope of broken feelings') must be our source of solace. . . ." I wrote these words in the introduction to Solace in So Many Words mainly in reference to grief experienced after loss of a child or loved one. But recently I have been struggling to find the solace in the news relating to Steubenville, Ohio rape case. There is only grief. Usually in this blog I cite what I have been reading, and that's … [Read more...]