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Contributing to Defend Our Democracy
Here’s the start of list of organizations suing the Trump regime and/or working to organize opposition. Who have I missed? ACLUAmerican Association of University ProfessorsAmerican Association of People with DisabilitiesAmerican Council of Learned SocietiesAmerican Federation of TeachersAmica Center for Immigrant RightsCenter for Biological DiversityCitizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington Coalition for Humane Immigrant RightsCommon…
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Story Circle Network Review, July 22, 2025
Review of Love Lessons, by Joan Connor: This small book of twenty-one poems is a gem. As I finished my second, third, fourth reading and diligently was taking notes, I realized I didn’t have to hunt for the theme. Capek told me the theme. Love Lessons in poems transcribed over fifty years of the poet’s life. Truly…
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“Books of the Week,”Albuquerque Journal, February 16, 2025
By David Steinberg Mary Ellen Capek, Lou Liberty and Juan J. Morales, three poets you may not have heard of, have recently published collections of their work. The poets deserve wider recognition. Capek, of Corrales, said she’s been writing poetry since she could hold a pencil. “I have several thick folders full of it. .…
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Interview: KSFR The Last Word, February 6, 2025
“It’s a wonderful book, full of depth and humor.”—Carly Newfeld Mary Ellen Capek talks with host Carly Newfeld on “THE LAST WORD: Conversations with Writers,” which airs every Thursday at 5:30 PM. She reads a new poem in honor of her friend, Jaune Quick-to-See Smith, an internationally-acclaimed Native American artist, activist, and curator who died…
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Ways of Knowing Oral History Collection Interview: Mary Ellen S. Capek
Mary Ellen S. Capek discusses her career, the development of A Women’s Thesaurus, and her work with the National Council for Research on Women. She was editor and coordinator of the “Women’s Thesaurus” Task Force. She describes her work with colleagues on the task force, including Sarah Pritchard, Sue Searing, Cheryl Sloan, and Pat King.…
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Some Post-Election Thoughts
So many friends, family, neighbors, and posts on social media have expressed bewilderment at the election results: they’ve been in mourning, wondering “where our country went.” I’ve moved through a wide range of emotions since Tuesday: disbelief, despair, fear, thoughts of moving to Canada, Mexico, or Ireland (where I can apply for a passport because…