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.

I have adopted a certain 'creative nomad-ism' that works for me and is well worth the relatively modest "cover-charge" of having to buy a cappuccino, glass of wine or modest lunch.

At first I was unable to concentrate amidst the many distractions that exist in public spaces. But by now I have perfected the art of blocking out the surrounding noise that assaults my eardrums, while fielding the atmosphere of the place with my subconscious mind, so that external inspiration can creep in without my (intellectual) censorship.

- Putting myself in different places is like tilling new soil every time and seeing what grows from it. -

Back home in my own four walls I will do the fertilizing and weeding as I see fit...

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See related post here:
http://www.redroom.com/blog/ana-elsner/about-writing-spaces-and-places

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