Annelinde Metzner is a poet and composer living in and inspired by the Blue Ridge Mountains.   Her nature poems have been compiled in the self-published chapbook, “In Love with the Rooted Earth”, and in her poetry blog with photos and links, http://therootedearth.blogspot.com/.  She writes of the world’s inspiring women and men in the chapbook and poetry blog, http://isntitallofus.blogspot.com/.

Annelinde has founded two women’s choirs in the Asheville, North Carolina area: Womansong in 1987, and Sahara Peace Choir, which she currently directs.  She composes solo songs, chamber and choral music devoted to the Goddess and produces concerts of her music and poetry including dance and puppetry. She has recently completed a songbook of 21 songs for the Goddess called "Lady of Ten Thousand Names". The songbook plus CDs and DVDs of her concerts are available at her new blog - Annelinde's World.

Annelinde can be contacted at annelinde@hotmail.com