Leighann Anderson's Blog
 Well, my name is Leighann (pronounced: Lay-ann) and I was born in a town named Paisley in Scotland. As a child I was always writing stories, most of which were dominated by grammar mistakes - I was never good at it until I taught myself; my English teacher wasn't very encouraging. I mostly wrote poetry but I do also write novels; fantasy mostly but I have written one drama, not my forte, actually. During my high school career I was well known for my writing of poetry and I was published twice during; first at age 15 and then at age 17 (my mother was very proud, actually the talent comes from her, she, too, is a published poet). However, I have been published in a range of anthologies since then. Some of the poetry I have posted on here is from my teenage years but most are new. I am hoping to self publish my first anthology titled: Eternal Light, very soon regardless of how short I hope everyone who buys it will find at least one poem that they find captivating.
I am a person with a strange combination of hobbies; I love sports such as rugby, swimming, and another two which I actually do: Archery and Taekwondo, I have done those sports since I was 19. I adore reading but I do tend to stick with what I like: mythology, geological textbooks, Biology, Ecology, art, particularly Chinese and Japanese, fantasy stories, anthologies that I am also published in, and books on what I believe in - Paganism, which is firmly based on nature, which I believe should be more cherished than it is at present. I also seem to collect cookery books almost subconsciously because I have quite a few, most are vegetarian and baking, but due to having "dedicated carnivores" in my family I have a few that have recipes on everything; I've been a vegetarian for 9 years (2002). I am also in to Art which I managed to get an Advanced Higher in before I left school so I still draw whenever I have time. People ask me why I never went to Art school but my answer always was is that geology was my future career; I didn't want to turn a hobbie into work.
I am working on a novel titled (at the moment): Lazuel: Dark Beginnings, based on a non-stereotypical vampire named Lazuel - it does not follow the traditional vampire supersitions. It is a fantasy/horror and I hope during the summer to be able to advance on 4 chapters; I have only written a prologue and 3 chapters. It will not be suitable for young readers due to the gore and descriptive images. Hopefully, it will be successful.
I have a poetry group on facebook: Poetry Corner, the image is a scroll. Everyone is more than welcome to join if they wish.
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Most Recent Blog Post
Scientific Poetry
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Blog Posted:1/10/2012 2:26:00 AM
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I have been offered a chance at another publication from a rather unexpected source - my Ecology lecturer from university. However, the poetry that is being considered has to be based on any sciences that I have studied. Thus I have used Latin in my titles, however, I have translated the titles also, however, there is no scientific terminology used in the poetry and the poetry itself is in English, only the subject is scientific, and here on P.S. I am finding that these scientific poems are rarely being viewed. This is giving me pause on my decision of creating a manual copy of the poetry to send to the publishers. Are the Latin titles off-putting? If so, what are your suggestions.
Thanks Folks!
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My Poems
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| Date Posted | Poem Title | Form | Categories |
| 5/5/2013 | Tales of a Fairy | Free verse (vers libre) | fairy,fantasy, |
| 5/5/2013 | Alcoholism | Free verse (vers libre) | addiction,anger,grief,pai |
| 5/3/2013 | Worlds | Free verse (vers libre) | life,social,society,visio |
| 10/7/2012 | A Fear Caressed Soul | Free verse (vers libre) | fear,imagination,heart,ni |
| 4/17/2012 | The Black Rose | Free verse (vers libre) | imagination,nature,rose,r |
| 4/16/2012 | A Season Unwelcome | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,seasons,summer,aut |
| 4/9/2012 | Stolen Life | Free verse (vers libre) | life,loss,life,life, |
| 2/23/2012 | Blood Shadow | Free verse (vers libre) | fantasy,fear,life,life, |
| 2/21/2012 | Night Demons | Free verse (vers libre) | fantasy,life,nature,life, |
| 2/21/2012 | My Angel | Free verse (vers libre) | love,heart,heart,lonely,m |
| 2/2/2012 | Broken Smile | Free verse (vers libre) | lost love,smile, |
| 1/9/2012 | Broken Heart | Free verse (vers libre) | life,lost love,sad,heart, |
| 1/9/2012 | Donum Terrae - Earth's Precious Gift | Free verse (vers libre) | history,life,nature,life, |
| 12/10/2011 | The Undead | Free verse (vers libre) | fantasy,fear, |
| 12/9/2011 | Reflections | Free verse (vers libre) | imagination,life,mystery, |
| 12/6/2011 | Seriem - Succession | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,science,earth,time |
| 12/3/2011 | Tales of a Mirror | Free verse (vers libre) | imagination,life,time, |
| 12/2/2011 | Nemora Sacra - Sacred Forests | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,science,life,beaut |
| 12/2/2011 | Igneus Orbem - World of Fire | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,science,world,fire |
| 12/1/2011 | Vis Gelu - The Power of Ice | Free verse (vers libre) | nature,science,snow,power |
| 11/26/2011 | Burnt Beyond Recognition | Free verse (vers libre) | life,people,sympathy,life |
| 11/26/2011 | The Magic of Christmas | Free verse (vers libre) | childhood,family,life, |
| 11/25/2011 | Midnight Wanders | Free verse (vers libre) | fantasy,imagination,life, |
| 11/20/2011 | Internal Fire | Dodoitsu | life,mirror, |
| 10/30/2011 | Magic and Dragons | Free verse (vers libre) | fantasy,imagination,heart |
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