RONDA WICKS ELLER

CURRENT Literary Affiliations:

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Event Organizer of T.O.P.S. Annual Summertime Poetry Soiree (2023, 2024,...)

Editor for Verse Afire Magazine, Toronto, ON (May, 2023 - )

Administrative Assistant, Publication Layout and Designer for T.O.P.S., The Ontario Poetry Society (2019 - )

Editing Consultant for Canadian Beat Scene on Facebook, (2018 - )

Owner of SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON since 2007 (on Facebook - SkyWing Press)

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PAST Literary Affiliations:

 

Mitchell and Region Branch Manager for T.O.P.S., The Ontario Poetry Society (2018 - 2024)

Secretary for London, ON Chapter of the Canadian Poetry Association, 2008 - 2022

Editor for Sojourner Literary Festival, 2017-2020

Admin for Canadian Poets Guild Drop-In on Facebook,  2012-2019

Consul for Canadian Poets Guild, 2016 - 2019

Moderator for Poemata Lit Mag - Canadian Poets Guild on Facebook,  2012 - 2016
National Media Coordinator for the Canadian Poetry Association, 2004-2012

Associate Member of the League of Canadian Poets, 2008/9

Co-owner - London Writers’ Resource Center’s poetry workshop "Participatepoet", 2003-05

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Poetry In Progress: 

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several manuscripts are in the compilation phase:

          Somewhere in Time; Reincarnated Poems, chapbook, SkyWing Press

          Sometimes Snow, chapbook, SkyWing Press

          The Big Swim; Planetary Poetry, trade book, publisher to be determined

          Too Much Coffee, chapbook, publisher to be determined

          The Poets Dance; haiku and senryu, chapbook, heading to press NOW!! A cross-border collaboration between Ronda, aka kinshu ori,

               (Canada) and William C. Burns, aka chyfrin, U.S.A. 120 poems (60 from each poet)!!

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Novels In Progress (Update):

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The From North to South Series: Reworking and compressing the first four books (Milton Side -- Love, Lies and Adaptation -- For Adam's Sake -- A Family Divided) into a single volume is now complete! The book will have the title of the third book "For Adam's Sake" as a title (tentatively) as the essence is the predominant theme. Writing of a fifth book in the series Brother's Keeper is also in progress.

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Poetry in Publication (includes but is not limited to):

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• "Echo", "I Took Time", "Cheques and Balances", and "Cold and Dead; Sonnet XXXVII", in Gravity of Desire Anthology, August 2024, Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON

• "The Twister's Eye", in High Spirits - Canadian Anthology of Poetry, May 2024, Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON

• "Embedded in Your Brushwork", in Verse Afire Magazine, Vol. 1, No.1, January 2024, Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON

• "beyond the rift", "Insurrection", "how will i remember?" and "Enthralled" in Translating the Cosmos - A Canadian Anthology of Verse, 2023, ISBN 978-1-926495-99-6, Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON 

• 'Who, but They", in Across the Universe, Canadian Poetry Anthology, 2023, ISBN: 978-1-926-495-92-7, Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON

• 'Ibyss Song', in Verse Afire, The Ontario Poetry Society, ISSN 1715-0280, June 2023 (previously published in 'The Lion and the Golden Calf' SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON, 2008)

• 'Sunset Over WalMart', pg 123, Devour : Art and Lit Canada, Issue 016 - Spring Special Issue, 2023, Wet Ink Books

• SALMAGUNDI - an omnium gatherum, 2023, Poetry Friendly Press, Toronto, ON ISBN: 978-1-926495-9-03 

• 'The Lost Places', 'Look at You', 'You would', 'So Real', and 'Sail' in Phantom Parade - A Canadian Anthology of Verse, ISBN-13: 978-1-926495-85-9, Beret Days Press, October 2022

• 'Giant Mouth', 'Poetic Urge' in The Ultra Best Short Verse 2022, ISBN: 978-926495-86-6, Beret Days Press, Toronto, August 2022

• 'autonomy', 'black granite', and 'Line of Fire' in Battered Luggage - Jack Kerouac 100th Anniversary Celebration, ISBN 978-1-989573-02-0, July 2022, CBSpub (Canadian Beat Scene Publishing), Aldouane, New Brunswick

• 'Poetic Catharsis', 'Life of a Poet' (poems) and 'The Greats that Never Leave Me Wanting' (article) in Awakening the Muses - Poems, Articles and Exercises to Get Your Muse to Help You Write More Poems, ISBN: 978-926495-83-5, May 2022, Beret Days Press, Toronto

• 'Remembrances', 'Rock-a-Bye', 'White Crimson', 'No Lover', 'Swimming', 'My Console', in Executive Suite Anthology, Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON  ISBN 978-1-926495-80-4, January 2022

• 'Touch', in World Poetry Anthology Vol. 4, Cooch Behar Magazine, Cooch Behar, India, October 2021

• 'The Genius and the Beast', in Love Lies Bleeding Anthology (Contest Judge's Choice - George Swede), Beret Days Press, ISBN 978-926495-76-7, Toronto, 2021

• 'Birthright', 'Ritual', Tamarack', These Woods Are Mine', and 'Within the Trees', in By the Wishing Tree; a Canadian Poetry Anthology, ISBN 978-1-926495-75-0, T.O.P.S. and Beret Days Press, Toronto, 2021

• 'The Alliance, or The Double Vision of Michael Robartes Made Full', in The Celebration of Poetry 20th Anniversary Anthology, ISBN 978-1- 926495-73-6, Beret Days Press, Toronto, 2021

• 'Onion Love', in Verse Afire, The Ontario Poetry Society, ISSN 1715-0280, January 2021 (previously published in 'Hoofprints on the Moon', SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON 2019)

• 'Where the Dream Begins' in The Ultra Best Short Verse Anthology, ISBN:978-1-926495-68-2, October 2020, Beret Days Press, Toronto

• 'Wedding With No Blood', in Beliveau Review Vol. 1, No. 1, Issue 1, August 2020, Beliveau Books, Stratford, ON,  ISSN 2563-3619

• 'Somewhere -- Ste. Julian', 'These Are Your Forests' and 'Shadows to Shadows' in Infinite Passages; Anthology of Canadian Verse, T.O.P.S., Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON, 2020 ISBN 978-1-926495-66-8

• 'I Fall In', in Rain on the Brain Anthology, Beret Days Press, Toronto, June 2020, ISBN 978-1-926495-67-5

• 'Touch' in Verse Afire, The Ontario Poetry Society, ISSN 1715-0280, April 2020

• 'Unchecked', in Taking a Dip in the Poetry Pool Anthology, Beret Days Press, Toronto, April 2020, ISBN 978-1-926495-65-1

• 'Here I Sit' in Verse Afire, The Ontario Poetry Society, ISSN 1715-0280, January 2020

• Field - Haiku and Senryu, a chapbook of haiku, senryu and haikai by "kinshu ori" (Ronda Wicks Eller),  HMS Press, London, ON in  January 2020, ISBN 978-1-55253-083-2

• 'The Palmreader' in Synaeresis: arts & poetry journal, January 2020, Vol. 1, No.4, Issue 8, Harmonia Press, Stratford, ON, ISSN 2371-6940

• 'High Ground', 'We Did Not Die', and 'The Gallery's Black Watch', in Roll Call; Days of War Anthology, November 2019, SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON, ISBN 978-1-9990964-5-8

• 'If Only Just This Night' in We Are Beat, National Beat Festival Anthology, (August 2019) National Beat Poetry Foundation Inc., New Haven, CT, ISBN:  978-1-9510536-6-6 (previously published in "Hoofprints on the Moon", April 2019, SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON)

• 'On Visiting Ancestral Lands' in Dancing on Stones Anthology, T.O.P.S., Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON, 2019 ISBN 978-1-926495-59-0

• 'This Trinket' and 'Static' in Synaeresis: arts & poetry journal, June 2018, Vol. 2, No. 1, Harmonia Press, Stratford, ON, ISSN 2371-6940

• 'Witch of the Caves' in Dancing on Stones Anthology, T.O.P.S., Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON, 2019 ISBN 978-1-926495-59-0 (previously published in The Lion and the Golden Calf, 2008, SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON)

• "Ashram of Love", River Bones Press, Richibucto, NB, 2019  ISBN: 978-0-9738671-8-3

• "Hoofprints On The Moon", SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON, 2019;  ISBN: 978-0-9809335-8-1

• 'Her Final Coming of Age' in Verse Afire, The Ontario Poetry Society, Toronto, ON ISSN 1715-0280 (previously published in The Lion and the Golden Calf, 2008, SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON)

• 'Prostate in Byzantium' in Tamaracks; Canadian Poetry for the 21st Century Anthology, Lummox Press, Long Beach, CA, USA, 2018         ISBN 978-0-9997784-2-5

• 'This Trinket' in Synaeresis : arts & poetry journal, Vol. 2 No. 1, Harmonia Press, London, ON, 2018 ISSN 2371-6940

• "Creative Misinterpretations", a collaborative poetry collection between Ronda Wicks Eller, Daniel Kolos and Filomena Pisano, 2017, HMS Press, London, ON ISBN 978-1-55253-087-0

• 'What I Would Like' in Open Hearts Poetry Anthology, Feb 2017, Beret Days Press, Toronto, ON

• Haiku For Japan, OM-Times Magazine, May 2011 online, in magazine and recorded on video, 1 / 200 haiku from thousands of international submissions

• 'Venus - The Muse that Accompanies Us' and 'Venus - Fellowship Among Kin' in Poemata Silver Anniversary Edition 2010, Canadian Poetry Association Vol 25 No 01, pg 34, ISSN 12036595

• Labour of Love Literary Journal, Coffeehouse Publications, Toronto, ON June 2008, ISSN 1192-621X

• 'Night Subterfuge' poem and 'Why Poetry Matters; We Absorb, Reflect and Process in Poetic Renaissance' article in Dance With Your Words  Journal, Palabras Press, BC, March Issue, 2008 

• "The Lion and the Golden Calf", SkyWing Press, Clinton, ON 2008 ISBN-13 987-0-9809335-0-5 (Literary Reviews in Poemata, CPA Vol 23 No 01, 2008)

• "Canadian Zen Haiku Canadienne Quarterly", Adonis Press (under haijin name “kinshu ori”), Spring/Summer/Fall Issues 2008, ISSN 1705-4508

• 'The Warring Fields' in Twelfth Key; Viva la Vida de Frida Anthology, 2008 , Pendas Productions, London, ON, 2008 

• 'Turtle God' in "MythWeavers; Canadian Myths and Legends Anthology", Serengeti Press, Waterdown, ON, 2007, ISBN 978-0-9738458-8-4

• 'Ibyss Song' in Poemata", Canadian Poetry Association Vol 22 No 02, 2007 ISSN 12036595 pg 17, Cartoonist credit: pg 26

• 'White Crimson' and 'Tooth on Tooth' in The Innisfree Poetry Journal, Sept Issue 2007 

• "Whale Songs in the Aurora Borealis", HMS Press, EBIP, London, ON, 2005 ISBN 1-55253-060-4; (Literary Reviews + selected poems in Poemata, CPA Vol 21 No 03, 2005; More reviews in Poemata, CPA Vol 21, No 01, 2006 ISSN    12036595)

• "My Harmonic Perfection", HMS Press and Atlantic Disk Publishers, London, ON, 1995, ISBN 1-895700-02-7

• 'Emulsive Hand' in The Sounds of Silence; Anthology of Verse, The Poetry Guild, Toronto, ON 1997, ISBN 1-57553-426-6 ; simultaneously published in audio format for the visually impaired

• 'Do Not Sleep' in In Days Gone By; Anthology of Verse, The National Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, Baltimore, MD, USA, 1997

 

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Individual Poem Awards:

Ronda is not an avid entrant in poetry competitions. 

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• "beyond the rift", "Insurrection", "how will i remember?" and "Enthralled" - 4 Honourable Mentions - Translating the Cosmos Contest, September 2023, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'Who, but They' - 2nd Place Award - Across the Universe Contest, May 2023, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'Giant Mouth' and 'Poetic Urge' - 2 Judge's Choice Awards -  Ultra Best Short Verse Contest, September 2022, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'The Genius and the Beast' - Judge's Choice Award - in Love Lies Bleeding Anthology Contest, June 2021, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'Where the Dream Begins" - Judge's Choice Award -  Ultra Short Poetry Contest, October 2020, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'I Fall In' - Honourable Mention - Rain on the Brain Contest,  June 2020, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'Unchecked' - Honourable Mention - Dippity Doo Dah Contest, April 2020, The Ontario Poetry Society 

• 'The Palmreader' - Pushcart Prize Nominee, 2020 - nominated by Harmonia Press

• 'This Trinket' - Pushcart Prize Nominee, 2018 - nominated by Harmonia Press

• 'What I Would Like' - Honourable Mention - Open Hearts Poetry Contest, Feb 2017, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'Inner Planetary' - Judge's Choice - Epic Proportions Poetry Contest, Jan 2017, The Ontario Poetry Society

• 'Do Not Sleep' - Editor's Choice - "In Days Gone By; Anthology of Verse", 1997, The National Library of Poetry, Owings Mills, Baltimore, MD

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Poetry on Radio:
 

'Villanelle For Here and Now', in English and Farsi, on Ottawa Persian Radio Namaashoum CKCU 93.1 FM, with Mansour Noorbakhsh (translator) March 14, 2022 (available for replay HERE)

External Links:

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Twitter: @RWicksEller

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Youtube Account: Ronda Eller

 

Canadian Poet Ronda Eller Facebook Page

 

The Consul-General and the Poets ("Crossing the Lines" 2008 Poetry Event) - Descant Review; This web page has been recently taken off-line so the link is defunct. Ronda is looking to see if she has a copy of the text and gain permission to include it on a page of this site some time in the future.

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Artwork in Publication:

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Caricatures, Poemata CPA Vol 21 No 03, 2005

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"Hemi and the Whale", Sesame Journal, Sesame Institute UK and International, Spring 2009 No.9

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Cover Art for The Ultra Best Short Verse Anthology, 2020-22, Beret Days Press

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Cover and Interior Artwork, 10 panels from the "White Bird Series", Gravity of Desire Anthology, August 2024, Beret Days Press

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