[New-Poetry] Introduction

steve moore fssam6 at uaf.edu
Mon Jul 10 03:33:53 EDT 2006


Hello Elaine. I am currently living in Fairbanks, Alaska, attending  
the UAF MFA in Poetry program.
On Jul 9, 2006, at 7:09 PM, Elaine Brown wrote:

>
> Hello,
>
> I have recently joined the New Poetry listserv and so thought I  
> should introduce myself to the group.
>
> My name is Elaine Brown.  Originally from Alaska, I now live in  
> Montreal, Quebec, Canada with my daughter, Rachel.  We also lived  
> in Flagstaff, Arizona for three years where I was a student of Jim  
> Simmerman’s.  He was an excellent teacher.  I will always regard  
> him as the person that opened the door to my really beginning to  
> understand how to write.  In Montreal, Rachel is attending French  
> elementary school, and as a result becoming bi-lingual.  And I am  
> there attending a doctoral program in philosophy at McGill  
> University.  I’ll admit it is a struggle to balance my poet life  
> with my philosophy life but I venture on trying.  It’s been a  
> pleasure reading the various discussions happening here at New  
> Poetry, and I appreciate the poems that have recently been posted  
> as well.  It’s always a pleasure to be reminded of the many many  
> ways it is possible to write a poem.
>
> All the best to the others at New Poetry.
> Sincerely,
> Elaine Brown
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