Elizabeth Barrette works in the Pagan and speculative fiction fields as a writer, editor, and scholar. She currently serves as the managing editor of PanGaia magazine and the dean of studies at the Grey School of Wizardry. In 2003, Barrette won the Poet Laureate Competition at Sol Magazine. In 2005, her poem "The Poltergeist of Polaris" earned a nomination for the Rhysling Award. She has written for The Beltane Papers, CIRCLE Magazine, Green Egg, SageWoman, and many of the Llewellyn annuals. Barrette lives in Charleston, Illinois, and enjoys giving presentations at events in the Midwest region.
"Here's the practicing Pagan poet's perfect primer!" --Barbara
Ardinger, Ph.D., author of Pagan Every Day-- "Reviews"
"Once upon a time bards healed the sick with song, chanted for
rain, and toppled kings with finely-crafted verses. With Composing
Magic, Elizabeth Barrette reclaims the power of words for a new
generation. This is a smart, well-crafted book that teaches you how
to write smart, well-crafted rituals and magical poetry. If you
want to slay the dragons of doggerel and the chimeras of cliche,
arm thyself with Composing Magic." --Kenaz Filan, managing editor
of newWitch-- "Reviews"
"The essence of Pagan ritual is creativity. In Composing Magic,
Elizabeth Barrette offers tested techniques for nourishing that
creativity in the service of magical wordsmithing-in simple spells,
ballads and poetry, and in the creation of large-group ritual.
Composing Magic blends the craft of poetry and the Craft of magic
in one dish." --Chas S. Clifton, author of Her Hidden Children: The
Rise of Wicca and Paganism in America-- "Reviews"
"This is something that Pagans really, really need (as has become
abundantly clear every time I look at my Inbox). The section on
rhyming couplets and the appropriate uses thereof should be
required reading for everyone who submits to new Witch." --Kenaz
Filan-- "Reviews"
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