Solace in a Book

Go vote (and then read this)

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Howdy! Hope you visited your polling place or have plans to do so today. How lucky we are to live in a country where we have a vote--don't let it go to waste. This weekend I learned about two great literary things in Chicago. The first is Open Books, which has West Loop and Pilsen locations. The organization collects and then re-sells used books in its bookstores to fund the various writing programs and workshops it hosts for Chicago youth. Are you spring cleaning? … [Read more...]

Mourning in Kalamazoo and other news

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Hello. I missed writing to you. But a project came up that needed my immediate attention. Besides, I haven’t much to report. To tell you the truth, socializing has taken up a lot of time recently. I can always talk myself into going out because human relations are what count in this lifetime. So why say no to a nice lunch? No doubt, you heard about the shooting in Kalamazoo, MI. Elizabeth Kerlikowske (who wrote two poems in Solace in So Many Words) has written about the … [Read more...]

News and calls for submissions

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Good day! Hope your St. Valentine’s Day is sweet. I’ve been traveling so the pic at the left is taken from a plane. Every time I am on a plane and look out the window at clouds I think of Joni Mitchell's song Both Sides Now. Here’s what’s new with contributors. Donna Hilbert has some dynamite poems about her mother in the February Verse-Virtual—here’s the link. Tekla Dennison Miller has a new book published by Oak Tree Books. It's called Mother Rabbit. Here’s … [Read more...]

Snow tracks and silhouette: Laura Rodley

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I didn’t know exactly what to post here when Laura Rodley sent me these photographs. Like Laura, I notice things in the snow and ice.  So I share two of my photos too. Laura Rodley is a writer whose poetry and photos have appeared here many times. Her poem “Resurrection” was awarded a Pushcart Prize and appears in  Pushcart Edition XXXVII; it originally appeared on The NewVerseNews. The NewVerseNews describes itself as presenting "politically … [Read more...]