{"id":1684,"date":"2011-09-26T17:49:11","date_gmt":"2011-09-26T17:49:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=1684"},"modified":"2011-09-27T19:34:52","modified_gmt":"2011-09-27T19:34:52","slug":"updates-late-september","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2011\/09\/updates-late-september\/","title":{"rendered":"Updates, late September"},"content":{"rendered":"

I can’t believe it’s late September already. \u00a0I love Fall and want to make it last. Already there is less than week left of September.<\/p>\n

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Hospital Drive<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

E. Michael Desilets<\/strong> who has two poems (“Archangela Bautistsa” and “Faithful Departed”) in Solace in So Many Words <\/em><\/strong>is a contributor from Los Angeles who I met only through correspondence until I got on Facebook and he “friended” me. It is great because I get to keep up on his news and posts and have gotten to know him. \u00a0He sent me an email recently with a link to one of his latest published poems, what he describes as one of his “happy Catholic poems.” It is called “Mother’s Mass Card” and appears in \u00a0Hospital Drive<\/a><\/em>, issue 6. \u00a0I know it will resonate with readers. Hospital Drive<\/em> is a journal of the words, sounds, images put out by the University of Virginia School of Medicine, which\u00a0encourages original creative work that examines themes of health, illness, and healing. The name comes from an actual road \u00a0between Thomas Jefferson\u2019s original academic village and the earliest buildings of the school of medicine.<\/p>\n

Another acceptance he told me about is from\u00a0Curbside Splendor<\/a><\/em><\/strong>, a relatively new lit journal from Chicago. \u00a0The latest issue (no. 2) is due out in October. The journal describes itself this way: “The Curbside Splendor<\/em> semi-annual print journal showcases short stories, poetry, and photography\/art that celebrate urbanism. Gritty, honest, thoughtful, in your face.” \u00a0Some of you may remember that Michael’s poem “Last Set of the Night” appeared on the Curbside Splendor<\/em> site. Here is the link<\/a> to that. Curbside Splendor<\/em> is offering various incentives and taking pre-orders for the new issue. \u00a0Also, Curbside Splendor<\/em> publishes books. Sophomoric Philosphy<\/em> by Victor David Giron and The Chapbook <\/em>by Charles Bane Jr. are two titles from the publisher, which also runs a bookstand at the Logan Square Farmer’s Market and a bi-monthly reading at Beauty Bar.\u00a0\"\"<\/p>\n

\"Picture\"Kathleen Kirk<\/strong> always seems to know about new literary mags, and she has two poems in the inaugural issue of \u00a0Ithaca Lit<\/a>. Her poems are: “Golden Retriever” and “Train Delayed by Lingering Fall.” \u00a0Michele Lesko, editor, describes the first issue, \u201cWe begin our journey into the inaugural issue of <\/strong> with endings. Here in the Northeast, the blossoms will finish their heady display, the leaves will ‘rage against the dying of the light’ with a full force show of color, and we’ll begin settling in, shoring up our minds for the long days inside. In this issue, you will find art, poetry and two insightful interviews that may speak to you, edge you forward, expand your perception and simply entertain your mind as we all\u00a0rage against the dying of the light\u00a0in our day-to-day.\u201d The submission period for the winter issue is open now.<\/p>\n

\"Sarah<\/a>Also, Kathleen reviews<\/a> the Dancing Girl Press<\/a><\/strong> chapbook \u00a0Excuse Me While I Wring this Long Swim out of My Hair <\/em>by Sarah J. Sloat<\/strong> in the journal,\u00a0Prick of the Spindle<\/a><\/strong>, <\/em>which is a quarterly online journal of the literary arts. \u00a0Dancing Girl is a Chicago press run by Kristy Bowen<\/strong>. Prick of the Spindle<\/em> is out of Pensacola, Fl, and began in March 2007 “in the spirit of creating a journal whose contribution to the literary arts would be well-rounded, with an acknowledgement to the works of literary history.”<\/p>\n

Also, Kathleen is Poetry Editor for Escape into Life<\/a><\/strong>, a site that you should most definitely visit. \u00a0In her latest column (which features work by Sarah J. Sloat) Kathleen encourages poets to send in their own poems with very long titles.<\/p>\n

Poetry<\/a> <\/strong>magazine has produced gold with its October issue. \u00a0“The Road to Emmaus” by Spencer Reece<\/strong> starts on page 3 and ends on page 17 and\u00a0is nothing short of magnificent. \u00a0I am not usually a fan of such long poems but this one kept me reading, interested and impressed. There are also poems by Dan Beachy-Quick who used to teach in Chicago and an essay by the North Shore native Lili Taylor. The actress writes about being “out there” in poetry and acting.<\/p>\n

Cory Fosco<\/strong> who contributed “My Father’s Legs” to this site wrote me to say:\u00a0\u201cI teach creative writing at Harper College<\/strong> twice a year. \u00a0I run an eight-week workshop focusing on creative nonfiction. The course is based on my studies at Loyola and Northwestern, and I really focus on helping new writers find their voice. \u00a0Many of my students are first time writers, retired adults, stay-at-home moms, husbands of aspiring writers who want to support their spouse and take a class together…all over the board. \u00a0if you have any friends or family that might be interested in taking the class, please encourage them to either contact me directly or go to the Harper College <\/a><\/strong>website for more information. My class is offered as a continuing education course, which helps keep the cost down ($109 for the eight weeks).”\"Harper<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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