Ellen Lord’s new poetry book Vigil has just been published by the Modern History Press of Ann Arbor, MI. Illustrated by artist Joanna Walitalo (Pelkie, MI), Vigil includes over 40 poems divided into four sections: “Desire,” “Thin Space,” “Shine,” and “God is Naked Love.” Together, they form a heartfelt tribute to family, community, and…
(October 20, 2025) Nature, memories, emotions, loss, and healing all meet with grace and honesty in the subliminal place in Ellen Lord’s new poetry book Vigil published by the Modern History Press of Ann Arbor, MI. Illustrated by artist Joanna Walitalo (Pelkie, MI), Vigil includes over 40 poems divided into four sections: “Desire,” “Thin Space,”…
The Bards of Northern Michigan: Live Poetry Reading Event at the Charlevoix Public Library The readings will be held on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 from 6:00pm – 8:00pm at Community Room A+B Join us at the library for a celebration of spoken word. Our keynote and emcee is Diego Báez….
Saturation: A Poetry Workshop Charlevoix Public LIbrary — Community Room A Tuesday, April 22, 2025, 1:00pm – 3:00pm Featured Diego Báez Program Type: Education, Workshop Age Group: Adults Registration for this event will close on April 22, 2025 @ 11:00am. Event Details Register for this poetry workshop with the theme…
Honored to be published with these wonderful poets. Ellen Lord Yearn Lilacs glow in afternoon light— insisting their scent into the air. I want to shine like that, all succulence and sass. I slide on silence into long, empty hours—try to live with who I am and not what I…
Honorable Mention: by Ellen Lord, MI, USA A Poet in Winter January ends. Lake-effect skies yawn on. The Irish call it ‘the drearies’. I bundle up and walk into a new-snow meadow. How I love the hush of a soft winter’s morning. I stop to gaze at faces in the…
Relative Sanity Ellen Lord Modern History Press (2023) ISBN: 978-1615997671 Reviewed by Dawn Colclasure for Reader Views (04/2024) “Relative Sanity” is a collection of poetry by Ellen Lord which provided a wonderful reading experience for this reader. The poems cover topics such as life in Michigan, nature, relationships, and love….
Meet Poet Ellen Lord at the ALDEN LIBRARY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 11th, 2pm. Free of charge. Local author Ellen Lord discusses her first poetry chapbook, Relative Sanity, published by Modern History Press (Ann Arbor). Relative Sanity is a collection of thirty-five of her original poems. These elegiac poems emerge from the depths of Northern Michigan lakes and…
Over the course of a career spanning three decades, Ellen Lord has immersed herself in working with people suffering from mental health and addiction. Her poems in Relative Sanity also reflect Lord’s own troubled gaze through the journey of her personal relationships. You will find multi-generational themes of love, loss, grief, and…
