{"id":9440,"date":"2017-01-07T18:38:11","date_gmt":"2017-01-07T18:38:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/?p=9440"},"modified":"2017-01-07T18:38:11","modified_gmt":"2017-01-07T18:38:11","slug":"first-news-of-the-year-accomplishments-and-passages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/solaceinabook.com\/site\/2017\/01\/first-news-of-the-year-accomplishments-and-passages\/","title":{"rendered":"First news of the year –accomplishments and passages"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Peppermint<\/a>
Peppermint \u00a9 Ellen Wade Beals, 2014<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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.<\/p>\n

It is wonderful to see Solace in So Many Words<\/strong><\/em> contributors do illustrious things. BIG congrats to Ellen Bass<\/strong>, who recently was elected to the Academy of American Poets Board of Chancellors<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

BTW, if you resolve to read more poetry this year, check out the Poem-A-Day series<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n

And another thing, you can read \u201cOde to the Fish\u201d<\/strong> by Ellen Bass<\/strong> at The Writer\u2019s Almanac<\/strong><\/em><\/a>.<\/p>\n

Donna Hilbert<\/strong> has had three great poems published already this year. \u201cRank\u201d<\/strong> <\/a>appears at Silver Birch<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cSouth Facing Beach\u201d<\/a><\/strong> appears on Your Daily Poem<\/em><\/strong>. \u201cDear John Letter to my Uterus\u201d<\/strong><\/a> appears on Verse Virtual<\/strong><\/em>.<\/p>\n

\"Bob<\/a>
Bob Feie<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

I am very sad to report that Bob Feie<\/strong> died December 21.<\/strong><\/a> Bob was the graphic designer behind Solace in So Many Words<\/strong><\/em> and he also designed the Weighed Words<\/strong> logo. Bob was great to work with and I appreciated his aesthetic vision. But more than that, Bob was an all-around terrific guy and good citizen of this world. He was kind and had a great sense of humor. My heart goes out to his family.<\/p>\n

In my email inbox came the news that\u00a0 Subprimal Poetry Art<\/em><\/strong><\/a> is open for submissions.<\/p>\n

So is Minerva Rising<\/a>,<\/strong><\/em> which is sponsoring two new book contest this year as well as the journal (the latest call is for work relating to RIPPLES<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

Lastly, if you are a poet<\/strong> from North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Iowa, or Wisconsin, you may want to consider submitting to the Lindquist & Vennum Prize<\/strong><\/a>, an annual regional prize presented in partnership with Milkweed Editions. There is no submission fee.<\/p>\n

Peace, love, and solace<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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