December 2022
New Book: When Our World Was Whole
Liz is excited to announce. that her second collection of poetry, When Our World Was Whole, will be published by Kelsey Press of Utah this December. It's a collection of 65 accessible poems written from life's experiences , including an English childhood, immigration and belonging, patriarchy and our fragile natural world.
New Book: When Our World Was Whole
Liz is excited to announce. that her second collection of poetry, When Our World Was Whole, will be published by Kelsey Press of Utah this December. It's a collection of 65 accessible poems written from life's experiences , including an English childhood, immigration and belonging, patriarchy and our fragile natural world.
March 2016
High on Table Mountain is a collection of 60 accessible poems,
written from a lived life, with themes of immigration, family, loss,
humor, war, wonder and the natural world.
“In High on Table Mountain, by Elizabeth Weir, we enter a book of poetry that moves effortlessly between nature and art, sand sharks and Milton, the stars in the southern sky and early memories of childhood in England, including the stunning poem ‘Lamb,’ portraits of parents, and her life in the United States. Elizabeth Weir is a poet whose words evoke worlds, a sensuous writer who describes landscapes, seasons, visions of food and drink, old traditions and new ways to live. In these poems, as the poet writes, there is often ‘the ache of doubleness in our bones’ as the family settles into new rhythms in their new country. Weir's collection works beautifully in the truthful human territories of beauty, memory, deep sorrow, and in its acknowledgement of loneliness and kinds of distance, both geographical and personal.”
– Deborah Keenan, author, From Tiger to Prayer
High on Table Mountain is a collection of 60 accessible poems,
written from a lived life, with themes of immigration, family, loss,
humor, war, wonder and the natural world.
“In High on Table Mountain, by Elizabeth Weir, we enter a book of poetry that moves effortlessly between nature and art, sand sharks and Milton, the stars in the southern sky and early memories of childhood in England, including the stunning poem ‘Lamb,’ portraits of parents, and her life in the United States. Elizabeth Weir is a poet whose words evoke worlds, a sensuous writer who describes landscapes, seasons, visions of food and drink, old traditions and new ways to live. In these poems, as the poet writes, there is often ‘the ache of doubleness in our bones’ as the family settles into new rhythms in their new country. Weir's collection works beautifully in the truthful human territories of beauty, memory, deep sorrow, and in its acknowledgement of loneliness and kinds of distance, both geographical and personal.”
– Deborah Keenan, author, From Tiger to Prayer
A Reading from High on Table Mountain
A reading from High on Table Mountain, Kitchen Alchemy
Events
Liz’s calendar of reading events for her new book, When Our World Was Whole:
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Reading with accomplished Minnesota poet, Tracy Youngblom, who will read rom her new collection, Boy. An open reading.
To attend this reading, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ tracy-youngblom-booklaunch-w-special-guest-elizabeth-weir-tickets-529366849497.
Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Next Chapter Books.
38, Snelling Avenue S, St. Paul, MN 55391. An open reading with poets Sharon Chmielarz and Tracy Youngblom.
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Magers and Quinn Bookstor
3038, Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55408, an open reading.
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Lexington Landing, 900 Old Lexington Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55116, an open reading.
April; 12th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Edina Senior Poetry Club.
5280, Grandview Square # 101, Edina, MN 55436.
Liz will present two of England’s recent poet laureates and read from her collection, When Our world Was Whole. An open reading—all are welcome.
Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at 6:0 p.m.
Friends host a reading for Ken and Liz in Minneapolis.
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 at Excelsior Bay Books at 7:00 p.m.
36, Water Street, Excelsior, MN 55331.
A reading at Excelsior’s charming, independent bookshop. Open to all.
Sunday, April 30th, 2023 at Redwing Arts Gallery from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A collaboration between Poets and Artists, a reading and gallery browsing. Open to all.
Liz’s calendar of reading events for her new book, When Our World Was Whole:
Wednesday, February 22nd, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Virtual Reading with accomplished Minnesota poet, Tracy Youngblom, who will read rom her new collection, Boy. An open reading.
To attend this reading, visit: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/ tracy-youngblom-booklaunch-w-special-guest-elizabeth-weir-tickets-529366849497.
Tuesday, March 14th, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Next Chapter Books.
38, Snelling Avenue S, St. Paul, MN 55391. An open reading with poets Sharon Chmielarz and Tracy Youngblom.
Tuesday, March 21st, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. at Magers and Quinn Bookstor
3038, Hennepin Avenue Minneapolis, MN 55408, an open reading.
Thursday, March 23rd, 2023 at 2:00 p.m.
Lexington Landing, 900 Old Lexington Avenue, St. Paul, MN 55116, an open reading.
April; 12th, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. Edina Senior Poetry Club.
5280, Grandview Square # 101, Edina, MN 55436.
Liz will present two of England’s recent poet laureates and read from her collection, When Our world Was Whole. An open reading—all are welcome.
Sunday, April 16th, 2023 at 6:0 p.m.
Friends host a reading for Ken and Liz in Minneapolis.
Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 at Excelsior Bay Books at 7:00 p.m.
36, Water Street, Excelsior, MN 55331.
A reading at Excelsior’s charming, independent bookshop. Open to all.
Sunday, April 30th, 2023 at Redwing Arts Gallery from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
A collaboration between Poets and Artists, a reading and gallery browsing. Open to all.
Previous Events
March 9 / 13 / 11, 2022
Gave a series of presentations of English poets of the 20th Century to the Edina Senior Poetry Group
June 13, 2019 / July 20, 2020 / January 10, 2021
Nancy Campbell Book Club
April 18, 2019
Blue Harbor Center for the Arts, St. Paul
January 18, 2019
Eat My Words Bookstore
November 7, 18
Birchbark Books
October 7, 2018
Magers and Quinn Book Sellers
January 18, 2018
Reading at Folkstone, Presbytarian Homes
January 24th, 2018
Reading at Folkestone, Presbyterian Homes
November 25th, 2017,
Reading at Folkestone, Presbyterian Homes
September 16th,
Reading for Susan Craig's Book Club
July 30th, 2017,
Poetry reading and afternoon tea fundraiser for IOCP
April 1st, 2017
Lunch and Reading at jean Thomson's on Lake of the Isles,
May 2017
Reading at Edina Senior Center, Edina
February 11th, 2017
Opem Mic reading, Bloomington, Old Town Hall
February 10th, 2017
Reading at Banfill-Locke Arts Center
October 5th, 2016
Public Reading at Common Good Books, St. Paul
September 19th, 2016
Public Reading at St. Anthony Park Library
August 16th, 2016
Fortin Book Club Reading
June 28th, 2016
Reading at Bill and Sue Payne's home
June 19th, 2016
Reading at Terri Lien's Book Club
June 15th 2016
Reading at Sharon Johnson's Book Club
May 25th 2016
Reading, Marsh Health Club, Minnetonka
May 13th, 2016
Reading ,Wayzata Junior High School
May 10, 2016
Reading, Van de Ven Book Club
May 3rd, 2016
Presbyterian Homes, Wayzata
April 30th, 2016
Reading at Medina Ridges Senior Living
April 19, 2016
Reading at Excelsior Bay Books, Excelsior.
April 18th, 2016
Reading at Wayzata Public Library.
April 15th, 2016
Reading in a private home for a cocktail party.
April 12th, 2016
Peg’s Countryside Cafe, reading for a “Tea and Poetry”
April 4th, 2016
Reading at Metropolitan Sate University, St. Paul.
April 6th, 2016
Reading at Sub Text Books, St. Paul.
April 10th, 2016
Reading for “Party and Poetry” event in a private home.
March 9 / 13 / 11, 2022
Gave a series of presentations of English poets of the 20th Century to the Edina Senior Poetry Group
June 13, 2019 / July 20, 2020 / January 10, 2021
Nancy Campbell Book Club
April 18, 2019
Blue Harbor Center for the Arts, St. Paul
January 18, 2019
Eat My Words Bookstore
November 7, 18
Birchbark Books
October 7, 2018
Magers and Quinn Book Sellers
January 18, 2018
Reading at Folkstone, Presbytarian Homes
January 24th, 2018
Reading at Folkestone, Presbyterian Homes
November 25th, 2017,
Reading at Folkestone, Presbyterian Homes
September 16th,
Reading for Susan Craig's Book Club
July 30th, 2017,
Poetry reading and afternoon tea fundraiser for IOCP
April 1st, 2017
Lunch and Reading at jean Thomson's on Lake of the Isles,
May 2017
Reading at Edina Senior Center, Edina
February 11th, 2017
Opem Mic reading, Bloomington, Old Town Hall
February 10th, 2017
Reading at Banfill-Locke Arts Center
October 5th, 2016
Public Reading at Common Good Books, St. Paul
September 19th, 2016
Public Reading at St. Anthony Park Library
August 16th, 2016
Fortin Book Club Reading
June 28th, 2016
Reading at Bill and Sue Payne's home
June 19th, 2016
Reading at Terri Lien's Book Club
June 15th 2016
Reading at Sharon Johnson's Book Club
May 25th 2016
Reading, Marsh Health Club, Minnetonka
May 13th, 2016
Reading ,Wayzata Junior High School
May 10, 2016
Reading, Van de Ven Book Club
May 3rd, 2016
Presbyterian Homes, Wayzata
April 30th, 2016
Reading at Medina Ridges Senior Living
April 19, 2016
Reading at Excelsior Bay Books, Excelsior.
April 18th, 2016
Reading at Wayzata Public Library.
April 15th, 2016
Reading in a private home for a cocktail party.
April 12th, 2016
Peg’s Countryside Cafe, reading for a “Tea and Poetry”
April 4th, 2016
Reading at Metropolitan Sate University, St. Paul.
April 6th, 2016
Reading at Sub Text Books, St. Paul.
April 10th, 2016
Reading for “Party and Poetry” event in a private home.
