Writer, Poet, Storyteller. Lover of Words.
“There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you.” - Maya Angelou
Beth Holly
Beth Holly is in the midst of a personal renaissance, having recently ended a 28-year marriage and a 35-year legal career. Writing has become the vehicle for speaking the truth of her experience and sharing her rediscovered thirst for adventure, learning, and joy. Working in memoir, fiction, and poetry, Beth’s writing is raw and brave and bridges from the deeply personal to the universal. Beth is pursuing her MFA in creative writing at Sarah Lawrence College and is at work on her debut novel.
Publications
Tomorrow’s Lunches, Green Hills Literary Lantern, vol. XXXV, July 1, 2024
Fifty-Six Ways to Say I Love Me, Chicago Story Press - live reading at City Winery Chicago, May 7, 2023 (available in print here)
Beauty on the Wind, Grande Dame Literary, December 1, 2022
Planting Holly, Herstry, November 9, 2022
Choosing Shame, Herstry, July 13, 2022
Storytelling and Public Speaking
Moth StorySLAM, July 17, 2024
Moth StorySLAM, April 30, 2024
Recipient, Women of Power and Influence Awards, National Organization for Women, June 2018
Musings
Tomorrow’s Lunches, July 12, 2024
The Power of Stories, April 14, 2024
The Road Ahead, October 20, 2023
On Turning Sixty, August 10, 2023
Fifty-Six Ways to Say I Love Me, May 7, 2023
Exodus, April 11, 2023
Like Flies to a Haggis, February 2, 2023
I’m Not Retiring, December 16, 2022
Wildflowers, November 28, 2022
City Winery Chicago, May 7, 2023
What’s Your Story NJ, April 13, 2024