Seems Honored in The Best American Essays 2006

Seems #38, edited by Karl Elder and Lakeland College writing majors Ross Fale, Lea Holz, and Jodie Liedke, is cited in the forthcoming edition of The Best American Essays for publishing as a notable piece William Huhn’s “The Call…

Elder’s Sabbatical Project Published

“Gilgamesh at the Bellagio,” Elder's 1,300 word mini-epic in strict syllabics based on the Gilgamesh myth and composed during his sabbatical in spring, appears with an introduction by Beth Ann Fennelly in the Fall/Winter 2006 issue of Black Warrior…

Elder appears in e-zine qarrtsiluni

Karl Elder’s “Professor Lucifer in the Arena of Angels” appears on the latest posting of the e-zine qarrtsiluni for which the current theme is “education.”  Readers of Mr. Elder’s contribution are encouraged to post commentary about and/or reactions to…

“The Cave” published online

Karl Elder’s “The Cave,” which originally appeared in the California-based literary magazine Eclipse, is now on the web as an example of dramatic monologue in a supplement to an article in the new issue of The Writer Magazine (available…

Elder is featured reader to celebrate Parallel Press

Poet in Residence Karl Elder was one of five featured readers during the tenth anniversary celebration of Parallel Press, the imprint of the University of Wisconsin's Memorial Library, held at the Neville Public Museum in Green Bay on July…

Mead chosen for Honorable Mention

The Council for Wisconsin Writers has singled-out Lakeland College Professor Karl Elder's Mead: Twenty-six Abecedariums for Honorable Mention among "an admirable field of submissions" for its Posner Award of 2006. Elder was a guest at the council's annual banquet…

Gilgamesh at the Bellagio unveiled

Poet in Residence Karl Elder has been invited to unveil his sabbatical project at the first annual Spring City Poetry Festival at Waukesha Public Library on Friday, April 28 and Saturday, April 29. A quasi-narrative poem, a minimalist's epic…