Ana Elsner International Poet, Writer, Translator and World Citizen

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    October 24, 2008

  • Attention DMB Fans

    August 24, 2008

    • 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.

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  • The Power of Titles

    August 7, 2008

    • 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.

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  • The dynamics of being a creative nomad

    August 3, 2008

    • 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.

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  • Preserve and protect

    July 30, 2008

    • 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,"
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  • About Writing Spaces and Places

    July 30, 2008

    • Going Places to write poems


      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
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  • THE MUSE

    July 28, 2008

  • A purely academic question

    July 20, 2008

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

    July 8, 2008

  • Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Ana Elsner, Shared Passions

    June 24, 2008

    • Poetry and painting: Lawrence Ferlinghetti and Ana ElsnerAna Elsner and Lawrence Ferlinghetti: two Poets, two Artists

      ...I have known Lawrence Ferlinghetti for many years and am familiar with his poetic voice as well as with his visual artistic expression. We are both poets and artists at the same time.

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  • Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков

    June 16, 2008

    • Ana Elsner reads Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков Master and Margarita



      'Мастер и Маргарита' - полифоничный роман Михаила Афанасьевича Булгакова, русский писатель и драматург (1891—1940), называемый иногда фантастическим.


      " ... И плавится лед в вазочке, и глядят от соседнего стола чьи-то налитые кровью глаза, и страшно, страшно ... О боги! Яду мне, яду! ..."

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