Hello Everyone :)

I am finally building my new Web site. So far, I have been adding old poems and stuff from my old site.
This is going to take some time but check it out if you want.....

leisapierce.com

Thanks!
And Happy Spring!  (although we are still having snow!)

Ray Bradbury talks about the importance of writing and submitting persistently.
He talks about how he kept getting rejections but kept writing and submitting anyway. Finally, he had a short story published and even though he didn't get paid for it, he could now say he was a published writer when submitting elsewhere. He talks about his breakthrough short story, "The Lake," and it was then that he realized what he wrote for himself, was his best work. As a writer, and more specifically, a poet, writing persistently is important to me. Bradbury is encouraging to listen to, since he, too, had so many rejections, yet his persistence finally paid off. I know from experience, that you have to keep up with not only writing but submitting for publication. Eventually, you will find your audience. Not only that, but writing daily will make you a better writer. As you go through the process, you become more aware of what works and what doesn't.

Week 5 Assignment ENG 421

https://www.facebook.com/JayneAnnKrentz

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Don-DeLillo/120796464106

https://www.facebook.com/larryjaffe?fref=ts

These are the three writers Facebook pages I chose for this assignment:
Jayne Ann Krentz, Don DeLillo, and Larry Jaffe.

I focused on Larry Jaffe’s page because I am more familiar with it. He does a good job of blending personal and professional posts while keeping both interesting and fresh. Other writers and poets post on his page as well so that is effective for reaching a wider audience. Jaffe posts interesting things that other poets would be interested in reading. Jaffe has a social conscious and often posts about social issues.

Hi! You found me.

I am Leisa Pierce, a poet and freelance writer.

I currently live in New Hampshire but am relocating to the Seattle area once we thaw out here in the spring.

You can find samples of my work on my Poetry Forum which is here:
http://voy.com/2922/
Poetry Grace and Insanity ~ The Forum

My first full length collection of poems is available on Amazon.com:

http://www.amazon.com/Moonstorms-Elizabeth-Pierce/dp/0595204708/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1359647721&sr=8-1-fkmr0&keywords=leisapierce+moonstorms

It is also now available as a Kindle edition.

I have been working on several new chapbooks and collections and hope to have some ready within the year.

Thank you for visiting and come back soon for updates.

Leisa