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