Poet Ana Elsner returns to the San Francisco Public Library with a brand-new program headlined

POEMS MAKE THE WORD GO 'ROUND

sponsored and funded by The Friends of The San Francisco Public Library.

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Ana Elsner will set the word in motion and demonstrate the dynamics of poetry with her own most recent poems.

Tuesday, February 23, 2010,
7 p.m.

at the SFPL,
North Beach Branch

2000 Mason Street at Columbus Avenue
in fabulous San Francisco

In her performance Ana Elsner shows that poetry stands apart from any other literary genre

in that it is immediate, employs rhythmic resonance, delivers passionate cadenzas and is

emotionally evocative, all within a condensed format of lines. This animated presentation of

poetry is echoed and enhanced by principal oboist of the San Francisco Opera orchestra, Laura

Griffiths. At the end of the performance the audience is invited to join Ana Elsner

in a conversation about her work and about poetry in general.

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Please take this opportunity to witness the dynamics of the spoken word and be amazed at the power of contemporary poetry.

The event is free and open to the public.

Recommended for age 15 and up.

Contact 1-415-355-5626

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