Angele Ellis's Blog, page 3
March 31, 2017
"My Little Yinzer Heart": Jessica Simms Reviews Under the Kaufmann's Clock
Native Pittsburgh writer Jessica Simms reviews UNDER THE KAUFMANN's CLOCK, my gritty hybrid valentine to the city with photos by Rebecca Clever, in the AFTER HAPPY HOUR REVIEW blog.
http://www.afterhappyhourreview.com
Simms points out the book's weak spots along with its strengths, and discusses the juxtaposition of Clever's sixteen black and white photos with the thirty poems and nine pieces flash fiction in the text.
"...The mixing of prose and poetry in Under the Kaufmann’s Clock is used very effectively, though I do find it interesting how many of the poems are narrative-driven and how many of the stories are built on imagery—a true blurring of the genre lines that makes the collection as a whole feel connected and complete."
Under the Kaufmann's Clock: Fiction, Poems, and Photographs of Pittsburgh
Angele Ellis
http://www.afterhappyhourreview.com
Simms points out the book's weak spots along with its strengths, and discusses the juxtaposition of Clever's sixteen black and white photos with the thirty poems and nine pieces flash fiction in the text.
"...The mixing of prose and poetry in Under the Kaufmann’s Clock is used very effectively, though I do find it interesting how many of the poems are narrative-driven and how many of the stories are built on imagery—a true blurring of the genre lines that makes the collection as a whole feel connected and complete."
Under the Kaufmann's Clock: Fiction, Poems, and Photographs of Pittsburgh
Angele Ellis
March 29, 2017
How I Wrote & Published My Latest Book
An interview with Nicole Leckenby in the Spring 2017 issue of The Holiday Cafe gives insights into how my latest book, Under the Kaufmann's Clock (Six Gallery Press) came to be, along with a look at who and what influenced me to become a writer.
http://theholidaycafeblog.blogspot.co...
A taste of the interview: "[A]lthough I always wrote poetry and fiction, I didn't publish any of it for years...
"What made me a published writer of poetry and fiction (and literary reviews) was the combination of a shattering breakdown and then, my divorce from the man who'd been both my college boyfriend and my husband of over 20 years. My life imploded. I had nothing to lose."
Thanks also to The Holiday Cafe for first publishing the book's title piece--a flash fiction written in a voice very different than my own--as well as two poems and another flash included in this hybrid 8 x 10 volume inspired by Pittsburgh and enhanced by Rebecca Clever's striking photographs.
Under the Kaufmann's Clock: Fiction, Poems, and Photographs of Pittsburgh
Angele Ellis
http://theholidaycafeblog.blogspot.co...
A taste of the interview: "[A]lthough I always wrote poetry and fiction, I didn't publish any of it for years...
"What made me a published writer of poetry and fiction (and literary reviews) was the combination of a shattering breakdown and then, my divorce from the man who'd been both my college boyfriend and my husband of over 20 years. My life imploded. I had nothing to lose."
Thanks also to The Holiday Cafe for first publishing the book's title piece--a flash fiction written in a voice very different than my own--as well as two poems and another flash included in this hybrid 8 x 10 volume inspired by Pittsburgh and enhanced by Rebecca Clever's striking photographs.
Under the Kaufmann's Clock: Fiction, Poems, and Photographs of Pittsburgh
Angele Ellis
