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Solace in So Many Words
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Ellen Wade Beals (Goodreads Author) ,
Constance Vogel Adamkiewi , Kathleen Aguero , Antler , Ellen Bass , K. Biadaszkiewicz , Jan Bottiglieri , T.C. Boyle
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How can you find consolation? What sets your mind at ease? What can you hold onto when the world around you crumbles? What is solace and how do you find it? This insightful anthology features essays, poetry, and fiction on these vital questions. By the very nature of its theme, this collection delves into global problems such as our endangered planet and the effects of war...more
Paperback, 228 pages
Published
May 12th 2011
by Hourglass Book Pub.
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Solace in So Many Words is a collection of short stories, poems, and essays exploring the theme of solace. The word solace can mean different things to different people, and what this collection does is explore how solace can be found in life, death, childhood, gardens, and other tangible and intangible objects in our everyday lives. Some of my favorite pieces in the book include 'Details' by Joan Corwin, 'Coconut Milk' by Paula W Peterson, and 'Lead Us Not' by Kerry Langan. Overall, I found thi...more
From the care of bleeding hearts, and dispersal of human ashes in a favorite swimming hole, to the small, yet remarkable miracle of rising bread, Solace in so Many Words offers a rich and multi-faceted view of life. Because of the wealth of material contained its pages, this is a book to be savored, in small bites, slowly; for in a world of tweets and texts and rushing here and there, the comfort that comes from shared experiences is in short supply. But that is exactly what readers will find in...more
Jun 09, 2011
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Life is beautiful and inspiring, but at times it can be difficult, traumatic and painful. Eventually we all seek solace. Solace In So Many Words offers readers a glimpse of how others have found their solace. Death, aging, and tragedy are some of the central themes and I feared that reading this book would bring me down. However, the beauty of this small book is that it doesn't profess to be "self-h...more
Life is beautiful and inspiring, but at times it can be difficult, traumatic and painful. Eventually we all seek solace. Solace In So Many Words offers readers a glimpse of how others have found their solace. Death, aging, and tragedy are some of the central themes and I feared that reading this book would bring me down. However, the beauty of this small book is that it doesn't profess to be "self-h...more
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This book was incredible. It's an anthology like no other I've ever read. I laughed and cried..sometimes while reading the same piece!! The passages are exceptional, so moving... so not your typical "everything's going to be okay because I said so". It's more like "everything's going to be okay because it always is..even when it's not.. because we're still here and have the courage to share our stories with someone else". I hope tha...more
This book was incredible. It's an anthology like no other I've ever read. I laughed and cried..sometimes while reading the same piece!! The passages are exceptional, so moving... so not your typical "everything's going to be okay because I said so". It's more like "everything's going to be okay because it always is..even when it's not.. because we're still here and have the courage to share our stories with someone else". I hope tha...more
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(Reprinted from the Chicago Center for Literature and Photography [cclapcenter.com]. I am the original author of this essay, as well as the owner of CCLaP; it is not being reprinted illegally.)
When it comes to literary anthologies, it can be nearly impossible sometimes to give an overall critical score to such a varying collection of stories, so today I'm not even going to try; instead, I wanted to at least call your attention to this remarkable new compilation, put together by Ellen Wade Beals...more
When it comes to literary anthologies, it can be nearly impossible sometimes to give an overall critical score to such a varying collection of stories, so today I'm not even going to try; instead, I wanted to at least call your attention to this remarkable new compilation, put together by Ellen Wade Beals...more
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I have a poem in this book, so it would be wrong wrong wrong to review it, but I will say that I'm thrilled to bits to share pages with writers I've loved for years. My favorite poems (there is also prose) are by Antler and Ellen Bass, both of whom have written eloquently about the passing of their mothers, among other topics. The best word I can come up with is heartache; but it's the heart aching from the palpable sense that it's growing.
"Solace in so Many Words" is a book that is composed of poems and short stories. These poems and short stories were all inspired and based off of their view on what solace means to them. Many of these writings are beautiful and personal to the array of writers that composed them.
"Solace in so Many Words" is a book that is composed of poems and short stories. These poems and short stories were all inspired and based off of their view on what solace means to them. Many of these writings are beautiful and personal to the array of writers that composed them.
"Solace in so Many Words" is composed of poems and short stories. The poems and stories are of the authors hardships and how they found solace. I liked this book, it is one that can be pulled off the shelf for a 10 minute break or for an evening full of reading. I found it to be a very touching book and I am so glad to have it on my shelf for times when I seek my own solace.
Sep 12, 2011
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What a gift! I am so looking forward to receiving this book which was offered in a Goodreads.com book giveaway. Will post review once received and read.
I love this book. It's so sweet and uplifting. I've been dealing with a person who is in long-term care and he's kinda grumpy and I was reading this book and found the perfect pick me up in a poem They Call Me Grumpy from SusanO'Donnell Mahan! Just the salve I was needing. So many gems in this book!
At times crippling and other times triumphant.
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THIS IS A WONDERFUL BOOK, you will love it. Please read Ellen Beals has done a wonderful job.
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Ellen Wade Beals started writing as soon as she could hold a pencil. Trained as a journalist, she now writes poetry and prose, and recently started her own publishing imprint, Weighed Words LLC; its first title is
Solace in So Many Words
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Her poems “Between the sheets” appears in the textbook Everything’s a Text (Pearson) and “August 1999: Light is a measure of time” is in Kiss Me Goodnight (Syr
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