Poets's Bio:
Ana Elsner is a multi-cultural poet, author and artist with a global perspective. She studied in Europe and at Georgetown University and holds a degree in Linguistics. Now retired, she is engaged in writing broad ranging poetry and prose, translating the works of German-language poets into English, and supporting a variety of humanitarian causes as an advisor and volunteer. She is a frequent featured speaker at libraries, seminars and other educational venues.
Ana Elsner's poems have been published in seven countries in the original English text and in translation. Ana Elsner promotes equal access to poetry for a broad and diverse audience worldwide. She makes it her mission to mentor and encourage young poets. She conducts informal poetry workshops and supports creative writing in any literary genre.

Books:
Click for details about Ciphers Of Uncommon Origin - Poems By Ana Elsner, Vol I, InstaPLANET Press Language Maker Poetry Series

Literary Directories:
- Ana Elsner at Red Room, an international Community of Authors
- Catalog entry in The Open Library, a project of the non-profit Internet Archive
- The Directory of American Poetry Books searchable online database

Anthologies:
- The Other Voices International Project (Other Voices Poetry Org), an online poetry anthology;
- The BEATITUDE 1959-2009 Golden Anniversary Anthology, edited by Latif Harris and Neeli Cherkovski;
- The Sparring With Beatnik Ghosts Anthology, Rack-n-Pinion Press, editor Bob Booker;
- THE GATHERING, a poetry anthology published by the Coolbrith Circle, founded in 1919 by the first Poet Laureate of California Ina Coolbrith (1841-1928)

Literary Collections and Libraries:
- The San Francisco Public Library, SFPL Main, Poetry Collection, Library Catalog, Call No. 811.54EL77p
- Poets House National Poetry Library, the largest collection of contemporary American poetry books available to the public in open stacks, New York, NY
- The International Poetry Library of San Francisco public library and resource center on the West Coast

International Journals, Reviews and Literary Magazines (partial list):
PRIVATE - International Review of Poetry and Photography #40, "Crossing Boundaries", Spring 2008 Castel Bolognese, Italy; Rattlesnake Review, a quarterly of poetry and art, issue #23, USA; Arkhai, Revue trans- et inter-disciplinaire, Numéro 14, 2009, Lausanne, Switzerland, Ákos Dobay, Rédacteur; Conclave: A Journal of Character, International annual print journal of fiction, poetry, and photography, Issue 2, 2009, editor Valya Dudycz Lupescu; Der Dreischneuß - Zeitschrift für Literatur, Nr. 21, "Labyrinthe", 2009 Marien Blatt Verlag, Lübeck, Germany, Herausgeberin Regine Mönkemeier; CAVEAT LECTOR, a magazine dedicated to literature, social and cultural criticism, philosophy, and the arts, Vol 20, #2, USA, editors Christopher Bernard and Ho Lin; CONTEMPORAN LITERAR ORIZONT - Revistă de cultură şi spiritualitate contemporană (Contemporary & Literary Horizon), Nr. 6-7, Bucureşti (Bucharest), Romania, editor Daniel Dragomirescu; Haight Ashbury Literary Journal, Vol 27, #1, a project of CounterPULSE, a California non-profit corporation; Poetry Salzburg Review, PSR 17, Salzburg, Austria, editor Dr. Wolfgang Görtschacher

Past Events:
Click to see a sampling of Ana Elsner's programs and appearances in 2008