June has been flying by. Hope you have been soaring. Here’s some news. Congrats to Kerry Langan who has a new book of short fiction—My Name is Your Name and Other Stories, published by Wising Up Press. BTW, Wising Up has a call for submissions -- Longer Than Expected: Adulthood After Life Threatening Childhood Illness. You may be bewitched by Donna Hilbert’s new poem “Domestic Arts” in Verse Virtual. Looking for something to listen to? Daniel Chacon’s Words on a … [Read more...]
Kudos and calls
Hello out there! March ends and April begins. Poetry Month starts tomorrow--be prepared to celebrate whether you want to or not! It's also April Fool's Day so pay attention and don't fall for any malarkey. Kudos go to several contributors to Solace in So Many Words, including Michael C. McConnell whose short story, "Dancing," about recovering from Guillian-Barre Syndrome, was named as an honorable mention in the 2017 Literature and Medicine writing contest for Texas … [Read more...]
First news of the year –accomplishments and passages
January is peppermint. Candy canes are the last of the holiday candy. Shadows stripe the days. And the arctic air makes your breath seem almost mentholated. Everything's a little sharper. It is wonderful to see Solace in So Many Words contributors do illustrious things. BIG congrats to Ellen Bass, who recently was elected to the Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors. BTW, if you resolve to read more poetry this year, check out the Poem-A-Day series. And … [Read more...]
Reading T. C. Boyle, Ellen Bass, Donna Hilbert, Kathleen Kirk . . .
Good morning and happy July -- rabbit, rabbit, rabbit. I've been working on something, but it isn't finished yet. So I'll tell you what I've been reading. "The Fugitive," which is T. C. Boyle's story in the latest issue (July 4) issue of The New Yorker, and there's also a discussion with him on the ethics of disease in the Page-Turner column on the web. Ellen Bass has a poem ("The World Has Need of You") on June 25 The Writer's Almanac. Donna Hilbert has a poem … [Read more...]
News on SISMW contributors and friends & calls for submissions
Hello. Hope your Spring has sprung. Here in Chicago we have not quite gotten to warm weather yet. And the news seems to be that other areas of the country have also experienced a return to winter. I guess we should expect April to be harsh for as T. S. Eliot told us: "April is the cruellest month, breeding / Lilacs out of the dead land, mixing / Memory and desire, stirring / Dull roots with spring rain." BTW, Happy Poetry Month. Cuban-American author Margarita Engle has an … [Read more...]