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Mitzi Libsohn's reputation of distinction stems from her extraordinary mental images which convey the force and power of life - they endure, they stir the emotions. The opulence of language, the intensity of color, at once produce and achieve the effect of a picture in words, as from a scene presented on stage by costumed actors. Her wondrous skill and profound sense of perception, are apparent in the quality and character of her text - the extraordinary arrangement and placement of her carefully chosen words, is in and of itself, an awesome achievement. In her writing, one discovers an elaborate interweaving of various themes, giving the interpretation of their roles several possibilities. Mitzi Libsohn's lines assume an existence of their own in a literary intersection which persists long after reading.

What interests me? The mysterious character and many faces of living things and how it is possible to philosophize about them in a simple way in the form of poetry. I write like a painter. I am an impressionist creating poetic pictures that suggest that the visual culminates in emotion, and the impressions of my emotional surroundings are poured like liquid over the pages of my poetry. Eclectic in style, the "bones" of my poetry are shaped by an awareness of the interaction of trees, birds and flowers. I am in love with their quiet power and I cannot imagine life without them. The moon, the willow, the sea, and even the hidden violet have been my partners, and have dictated what I should write. I believe that while the bedrocks of nature are ever bearing, they remain as mysterious as the hidden springs of human desire that lead us all to listen for the sound of a certain step behind the garden wall. Poetry and art bathe in the same light, and while the artist uses brush strokes, there is a common language between artist and writer. The expressions of the artist on canvas have always been inspirational to me. But the written page is my real obsession.