By Elizabeth Enslin on February 2, 2010
A contemporary song reminds me of all that inspired me to become an anthropologist eons ago….
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Posted in Cultural Diversity, Recent | Tagged cultural anthropology, inspiration, maturity, music, stories |
By Elizabeth Enslin on June 8, 2009
I retired from teaching at an independent high school several years ago to free up time for writing and growing food. One of the things I miss most about it is the connection to all the wild creativity that comes from younger generations. Several days ago, I attended the graduation of students I taught in
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Posted in Explorations | Tagged inspiration, maturity, music, Poetry, youth |
By Elizabeth Enslin on May 1, 2009
Yesterday, I wrote a poem, “Thanks for the Feathers,” around some bird metaphors, and I used the parrot to embody some of my self-doubt about what I’ve written over the last month. “I mostly fear the parrot, preening her witty feathers, nodding her cocky head to the songs of others.” That was before I saw
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Posted in Pets | Tagged inspiration, music, Poetry, rhythm |
By Elizabeth Enslin on April 20, 2009
There is no excerpt because this is a protected post.
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Posted in NaPoWriMo | Tagged childhood, inspiration, music, Poetry, rhythm, wild |
By Elizabeth Enslin on April 14, 2009
NaPoWriMo poem written for the “road trip” prompt at Read Write Poem. _____________________________ Beetles and Scorpions Yellow, the Volkswagen chugged from salt flats two hundred eighty two feet below the sea. Roommates – You with a dad who fled from Korea Me with a father who just up and fled. Climbing from the valley –
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Posted in NaPoWriMo | Tagged desert, music, Poetry, rhythm, wildflowers |
By Elizabeth Enslin on March 17, 2009
The closest I’ve been to Ireland is Conwy castle on the coast of Wales. It was summer, mid-way through college. I was in a naive and dreamy stage then, weighing my future options. Major in anthropology or English? “Save” others in the world ( did I mention naive?) or explore my own cultural identity in
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Posted in Explorations, Sustainable Food, Travel, World Travel | Tagged anthropology, food, music, St. Patrick's Day |
By Elizabeth Enslin on January 31, 2009
I’ve been writing and rewriting a manuscript on Nepal for at least ten years and am ready to be done with it, but I’m not. I have to dig in and do some really hard work revising pieces that grew stale for me a long time ago. I’ve been over the same material many times
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Posted in Cultural Diversity, Writing | Tagged music, play, rhythm |
By Elizabeth Enslin on December 26, 2008
The snow is melting now; I’m going to miss it. Oh, I’ll be glad to be able to drive again without worrying about chains and snow shovels. But I’ve enjoyed almost two weeks with a good excuse for not driving, shopping, or doing the usual Christmas run-around. Snow enforced stillness and quiet and convinced me
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Posted in Explorations | Tagged music, play, snow |
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