Saturday, October 29, 2011

Silent Muse Saturday MEET THE GOOD-WITCH FINCH


Silent Muse

Today is two days before the eve of all Hallows
Hallow'een
Time To Listen To Other Voices
The perfect moment to introduce
 a real witch who lives her full blooded,
brave, and enchanted life nurtured by nature

Annie Finch
The author of numerous books of poetry, translation,
and criticism. including Eve, Calendars,
The Encyclopedia of Scotland,
and
Among the Goddesses

An Epic Libretto in Seven Dreams
Winner of the 2009 Robert Fitzgerald Award,
and a Fellow of the Black Earth Institute,
she directs the Stonecoast MFA program
at the University of Southern Maine.
I love the book, and her blogspot
http://www.blogger.com/profile/09874209585098408777
She doesn't blog that often, but when she does, it's well
worth paying attention.  Her intelligence illuminates.
and
You may also find this Wiki Profile
as interesting as I did
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Annie_Finch

Annie Finch Reads
"Landing Under Water, I See Roots"
"Final Autumn","Chain of Women"
and "Butterfly Lullaby"
from her book Calendars 
on the Poets Cafe for CTN TV
Portland, Fall 2010
 
and
Though it is a repeat,
the pictures and words together are lovely.
Listen once more to
Butterfly
 
and
Summer Solstice Chant 

Audio Only
from Calendars
from Eve

This is simply exquisitely set to music
by Stefania de Kenessey
"Landing Under Water ," a poem from Calendars
Winner of the Lyric Prize

Hope you enjoyed and will visit her site-Perhaps buy A book.
The Goddess in you will be glad you did,
and so will the Witch!

Blessed Be

Post Script
The day after first posted, the videos d
so I added the links in care it happens again



3 comments:

grace Forrest~Maestas said...

thank you

Karen Wallace said...

Wonderful post full of delights!!! Hugs Karen

deanna7trees said...

after reading about Annie Finche's background, I look forward to her autobiography.