In poet Elena Botts' latest collection of poems, Show Me Something You Can Not Even Think Of, it is clear, that once more, we see a working poet taking risks with phrases and ideas, lending to a stream of consciousness, directed towards an unnamed reader, who may be privy to the poet's thoughts, whether written or spoken.In the opening poem, "i am still sitting here, " the narrator will "… listen in that shadow." Showing the contrast between s...
Elena Botts has lived in the Hudson Valley, Johannesburg, Berlin, NYC, DC, and many other places. In the past few years, Elena's poems have been published in dozens of literary magazines. Elena is the winner of four poetry contests and has had six books published. Elena's visual artwork has won numerous awards and has been exhibited in various galleries. Elena has also collaborated on, released and exhibited sound and moving image art. Inquiri...
In poet and artist Elena Botts' new poetry collection: epochs of morning light, we see a shimmering, variegated new voice, we hear: "where the trees still talk to each other, and winter feels like a song..." (from When I have died we will be here). We feel the weather of her emotions, a contract with the ethereal and the visceral, as when we stand within the short but large poem: blossoms back to under the earth: "I felt your ghost move throug...
Botts's poems address themes such as human mortality, vulnerability, and perception of time. They are meant to trigger a thoughtful response from people of diverse sensibilities.