Blog Posts for Ana Elsner

Attention DMB Fans

Ana Elsner — Sun, 24 Aug 2008 02:32:01 -0500

LeRoi Moore, the versatile saxophonist whose signature staccato fused jazz and funk overtones onto the eclectic sound of the Dave Matthews Band, died August 19th of complications from injuries he suffered in an ATV accident. He was 46.

NOMINATION for Poet Laureate

Ana Elsner — Sat, 23 Aug 2008 18:39:35 -0500

Poet Laureate candidate Stephen Kopel has devoted himself exclusively to poetry. His body of published work encompasses several books, and over 270 anthology and juried literary journal inclusions.

Olympics Fever

Ana Elsner — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 19:06:38 -0500

! Catch it ! (Click here for a brief article with useful links: http://august2008.blogspot.com/2008/08/get-together-right-now.html.) - Being engaged almost exclusively in matters of mind and intellect, I welcome the opportunity to delve into the purely physical, albeit by way of being a spectator only, whenever the Olympic games come around.

The Power of Titles

Ana Elsner — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 17:36:59 -0500

As an author I prefer, and practice, selecting a name for my work that is somewhat enigmatic and generates maximum curiosity in the mind of the browser or grazer of bookshelves or online inventories.

Being a wordsmith, I respond strongly to language, especially in the wording of titles. (Yes, first impressions do count for me.) Regrettably, the language of our contemporary culture has been whittled down to the most basic vocabulary and the most semantically empty sound bites.

The dynamics of being a creative nomad

Ana Elsner — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:45:36 -0500

Gone are the days of deadlines, exhaustive (and exhausting) research, scholarly discipline, operating within rigid outlines, assembling bibliographical references and inserting pesky footnotes...

I am POET now, see me roam!

Writing poetry affords me the ultimate freedom of mobility and I love it. The dynamics of seeking out ever-changing locales for writing enhances the flow of my poetry from my pen onto the pages of my notebook.

Preserve and protect

Ana Elsner — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 21:44:23 -0500

It is easy for us to forget about how much garbage we produce because once a week the truck comes along, sweeps up that trash and whisks it away to a landfill out of sight and smell... Go to: www.wecansolveit.org

"We face a true planetary emergency. The climate crisis is not a political issue, it is a moral and spiritual challenge to all of humanity,"

About Writing Spaces and Places

Ana Elsner — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 17:53:59 -0500

My in-home office, comfortably appointed with a large desk, computer, printer/scanner/fax machine, an ergonomically correct chair and good lighting, is my word processing and editing space; I call editing UN-writing... http://www.pw.org/content/ana_elsner

THE MUSE

Ana Elsner — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 16:30:42 -0500

I follow

where she leads

A purely academic question

Ana Elsner — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 17:17:51 -0500

There is no definitive answer to the question 'What is Poetry'. A thousand scholars have tried to approximate an answer and fell short.

Writers block Readers block

Ana Elsner — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:28:03 -0500

...a bad case of the doldrums?

This will cheer you right up,