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 …
