Literature – Janet Ruth Heller

Ubiquity recently published my poems “Hot Flash at Work” and “October Thunderstorm in Michigan”

Author: Janet Ruth Heller April 9, 2025 0 Comments

Ubiquity journal recently published my poems “Hot Flash at Work” and “October Thunderstorm in Michigan” in Ubiquity 11, Issue 2 (Fall/Winter 2024): https://ed-ubiquity.gsu.edu/wordpress/creative-works-3/ Yes, this journal is way behind on its publishing schedule. The editor for creative writing is J….
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Creative Writing, Literature, Poetry, Published Poetry

Hot Flash, literature, poetry, Prose Poetry, writing about work

Article about Sherwood Anderson’s Winesburg, Ohio published in MidAmerica

Author: Janet Ruth Heller January 28, 2025

My article “Multiple Awakenings in Sherwood Anderson’s Story ‘An Awakening’” just appeared in MidAmerica, volume 51 (2024) on pages 43-53. I used to teach this story from the book Winesburg, Ohio to my undergraduate English composition and literature students at…
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Criticism, empathy, Fiction, Literature, Love, mental health, Psychological Issues, scholarly articles

gender roles, Grotesque characters, insight, power in society, Psychological Issues, repression, traditional norms

My poem “Songs for Two Dancers” appears in the Macramé Literary Journal

Author: Janet Ruth Heller January 17, 2025

My poem “Songs for Two Dancers” appears in the Macramé Literary Journal (Fall 2024): https://macramelit.com/articles/songs-for-two-dancers/ I wrote this piece in 1973 and revised it in 2024. The poem describes a program of modern dance that I attended when I was…
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Creative Writing, Literary Magazines, Literature, Lyric Poetry, Modern Dance, Poetry, Published Poetry

advice for writers, literature, lyric poetry, Modern Dance, poetry