Hello there! It'll be just a short post today as I don't think anyone is thinking too much about writing. It's the beginning of a long weekend, the last one of summer. Already in Chicago the nights are chilly, and yesterday I saw geese fly overhead. I wonder whether this means our upcoming winter will be a fierce one. Congrats to Solace in So Many Words contributor Elizabeth Kerlikowske; the Michigan poet was just awarded the Community Medal of Arts by the Arts Council of … [Read more...]
Congrats to Philip Levine, our new Poet Laureate
The big news in poetry is that Philip Levine is the new U.S. Poet Laureate so we want to wish him congratulations! Two of his poems ("Songs" and "Waking in Alicante") appear in Solace in So Many Words. Our admiration for his writing was the reason we contacted Philip Levine, and our admiration for him grew as we worked with him. Phil is down-to-earth and approachable, just like his poetry. To learn more about Philip Levine and his latest appointment, you can read his … [Read more...]