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Elizabeth Rosner
@elizabethrosner.bsky.social
I write books. www.elizabethrosner.com
(Third Ear; Survivor Cafe; Electric City; Gravity; Blue Nude; The Speed of Light)

"Let us go forth with fear and courage and rage to save the world."
~Grace Paley
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This book is my offering in honor of the power of #listening; within its pages you will find Beethoven, whales, acoustic biology, neurolinguistics, elephants, outer space, podcasts, horses, insects, wind phones, and so much more: www.counterpointpress.com/books/third-...
Third Ear
www.counterpointpress.com
Like A Prayer I'm Writing Over And Over open.substack.com/pub/judithma.... Sharing this, with heartfelt gratitude to @elissakw.bsky.social.
Like A Prayer I'm Writing Over And Over
Introducing The Poetry Of Elizabeth Rosner
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Honestly, I don't think Trump's incomprehension of political asylum has anything to do with his serious personality-disorder-related psychiatric afflictions and his seeming dementia, which both raise 25th Amendment questions. I do, however, think it reflects his utter stupidity ….
The president of the United States thinks asylum-seekers come from mental asylums.

He says it in almost every interview where the topic of migration comes up.

How is this not 25th Amendment territory? How is he not an embarrassment to this entire country?
November 4, 2025 at 3:42 AM
A few thoughts after watching "Among Neighbors," an exceptional new documentary directed by Yoav Potash. May this film help bring awareness and inspiration to a wide audience. The past is present. open.substack.com/pub/elizabet...
Among Neighbors
a film by Yoav Potash
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October 30, 2025 at 6:31 PM
TONIGHT! Pegasus on Solano, in Berkeley, at 7 pm. Conversation and cello and so much more....!!
pegasusbookstore.com/rosner
Elizabeth Rosner - "Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening"
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October 28, 2025 at 8:23 PM
When Nazis rounded up their Jewish neighbors, some Christians chose to be Upstanders.
rns.org RNS @rns.org · 21d
“The reality is this,” said Sen. Dick Durbin, “people are living in fear of government policy. Their only hope is for friends and fellow Americans to stand up for them and to stand up for the values that fit this nation.”
religionnews.com/2025/10/14/a...
As ICE rocks Chicago, Catholics respond with prayer — and protest
(RNS) — ‘As a person of faith, as a leader of faith, to not speak of it is simply unethical — and sinful,’ said the Rev. Brendan Curran, a Dominican priest.
religionnews.com
October 25, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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The optics of Trump building a ballroom that 99.9% of Americans will never set foot in while millions line up for food banks are worth more than any policy paper or economic proposal. This image is a visceral punch in the mouth that needs no words. It should haunt the GOP for a generation.
a live look at the demolition of the White House's East Wing for Trump's ballroom
October 22, 2025 at 5:18 PM
I'll be in conversation about THIRD EAR with SF Symphony cellist Barbara Bogatin. If you're curious about the interconnectedness between music and meditation and birds and whales and elephants and trees and wind and the multilingual brain, please join us! Oct 28th, 7 pm. pegasusbookstore.com/rosner
Elizabeth Rosner - "Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening"
pegasusbookstore.com
October 22, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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*to bulldoze the White House and build a gaudy monument to Dear Leader @schatz.bsky.social
Brian Schatz: "This is not about money. There is enough money to bail out Argentina with $20b. There is enough money to purchase a brand new aircraft for $173m for Noem. There is enough money to renovate the WH ballroom. What there isn't enough money for under this Republican government is you."
October 22, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I read this as “bathroom” instead of ballroom which would be even more on the nose so to speak
October 20, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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The Epstein Files must be really bad for his boss.
October 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
How surely gravity’s law,
strong as an ocean current,
takes hold of the smallest thing
and pulls it toward the heart of the world.

~ Rainer Maria Rilke, from How surely gravity’s law
trans. A. Barrow & J. Macy

(thank you to Thomas Thomas)
October 17, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Eagerly looking forward to my conversation with cellist Barbara Bogatin in Berkeley on the evening of October 28th at 7 pm. We will be sharing our listening practices with you ---- and also welcoming your own insights. Please join us at Pegasus Books on Solano! 🙌👂📚 pegasusbookstore.com/rosner
Elizabeth Rosner - "Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening"
***SEARCH HERE FOR NEW BOOKS. FOR INFORMATION ABOUT USED BOOKS, PLEASE CALL OR EMAIL US.***
pegasusbookstore.com
October 17, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Please join us for #litcrawl #2025, part of @litquake.org#BrroklynShanti @elizabethrosner.bsky.social
#circe and I will be performing 5p 10/25 #saturday at NEW LOCATION: #TheChapelSF #curiobar 777 Valencia St

We will be making another stop on our #particlesofspeechtour

Spoken word + music
October 16, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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Trump’s power depends on maintaining the illusion that he’s all-powerful, and that Americans adore him.

But that illusion is harder to maintain if millions of people are in the streets protesting.

This is why Republicans are trying to discredit No Kings Day rallies before they've even happened.
Bessent: "No kings equals no paychecks"
October 15, 2025 at 3:53 PM
"Whosoever saves a single life, saves an entire universe."

(Mishnah, Sanhedrin 4:5)
October 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Grateful to see this eloquent obit in the NYT for my dear friend and mentor. Susan was a true visionary, and an enduring influence for so many of us. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/12/b...
Susan Griffin, a Leading Voice of Ecofeminism, Is Dead at 82
www.nytimes.com
October 13, 2025 at 12:45 PM
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Let’s not forget that every single Republican who stands by and enables Donald Trump could stop this recklessness today, tomorrow or any damn day of the week. Their failure—their refusal—to do so makes them complicit in his crimes and the crimes of his corrupt, lawless regime.
October 11, 2025 at 8:16 PM
I don't know this man, but I do know his daughter, and maybe you know someone who can donate a kidney. #Life #OrganDonor #HeOnlyNeedsOne www.nkr.org/QFQ555
Daniel Levin Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?
Daniel Levin Needs a Kidney | Can You Help?
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October 8, 2025 at 12:51 PM
Hasidic teaching says there are three ways to mourn: through tears, through silence, and by turning sorrow into song.

(epigraph to my first novel, The Speed of Light)
October 7, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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If "states' rights" mean anything, they must include the right to not get invaded by another state in peacetime.

Americans everywhere: Speak up and stand against Trump's outrageous assaults on Illinois and Oregon.

gov-pritzker-newsroom.prezly.com/gov-pritzker...
Gov. Pritzker Statement on the Texas National Guard Being Deployed to Illinois
CHICAGO – Today, Governor JB Pritzker released the following statement after the Illinois National Guard was informed that the Texas National...
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October 6, 2025 at 2:43 PM
One of the more recent interviews with my dear friend #SusanGriffin about her work. As you can see, we shared a deep interest in and love for the power and necessity of #Listening. Susan passed away a week ago. I already miss her so much. tricycle.org/magazine/sus...
Listening into the Silence
Eco-feminist writer and philosopher Susan Griffin talks about meditation, creativity, environmentalism, and her writing.
tricycle.org
October 6, 2025 at 11:30 AM
“Struggling through the work is extremely important—more important to me than publishing it.”

—Toni Morrison

(with thanks to @gfaulknerwriter.bsky.social for the inspirational quote)
October 5, 2025 at 12:44 PM
Remembering Susan Griffin, pioneering voice of ecofeminism www.berkeleyside.org/2025/10/03/s.... In praise of my mentor and dear friend, with whom I was privileged to share many of life's joys and sorrows. May her memory be a blessing, and may her words continue to reach far and wide.
Remembering Susan Griffin, pioneering voice of ecofeminism
Author of over 20 books, Susan Griffin's influential work both named injury and opened a door toward repair.
www.berkeleyside.org
October 3, 2025 at 9:55 PM
A message much needed and beautifully expressed.. for anyone and everyone who might need the reminder to sit in silence and stillness. Just listen. ikar.org/events/this-...
This is Not an Interruption - Rabbi Hannah Jensen | Erev Rosh Hashanah 5786
ikar.org
September 26, 2025 at 9:34 PM