On Writing
-Anton Chekok
“Don’t tell me the moon is shining; show me the glint of light on broken glass.”
Ellen Austin-Li writes poetry, essays, and creative non-fiction about family, relationships, alcoholism/addiction and recovery.
Poetry Night at Sitwell’s:
*** Ellen co-curates a monthly poetry series, Poetry Night at Sitwell’s. Go to the Events page for information on this series, which meets the 1st Tues. of every month.***
***The series is now a hybrid event***
Visit the FB page for monthly feature info & the Zoom registration link (or link below): https://www.facebook.com/poetryatsitwells ***
Zoom room opens at 6:30 for “coffee talk.” Open Mic every month!
The readings start at 7 PM! Features begin @ 7:30 PM ET.
July 5th, 2022: Join us for our in-person features, Women Writing for a Change founder Mary Pierce Brosmer & rising poet Naomi Joy Griswold. Sitwell’s Coffee House, 324 Ludlow Ave. in Cincinnati. We’ll also have an Open Mic!
This is a hybrid event. The Zoom registration link for virtual attendees is below.
REGISTRATION (link changes monthly):
For July 5th, 2022:
https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZwvf-qqrjkuGdFHlJEm89HyojoJDMxKu7K-
Listen to Ellen Austin-Li’s interview about her poetry collection, “Firefly,” on Cincinnati’s NPR station, WVXU, here: https://www.wvxu.org/post/national-poetry-month-meet-local-poet-ellen-austin-li#stream/0
Publications:
ORDER Lockdown: Scenes from Early in the Pandemic, Finishing Line Press August 6th, 2021:
ORDER Firefly:
Order Firefly from the publisher below. You can also click on the book image to take you directly to Finishing Line Press.
Header photo courtesy of Jolly Li