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LaDonna Witmer

...through tears or through teeth or through bright anesthesia.

About Me

ladonnawitmer.com says all there is to say

My Interests

creating my cinepoems . writing something new. reading something scintillating. riding my motorcycle (a shiny red Vulcan 800 named Shirley). thinking up new tattoos. teaching my dog to speak. getting lost in Venice. drinking chai with girlfriends. criticizing perfect strangers. lying in bed with the Boy. searching for red beach glass. staring at the ocean. finishing a poem. exploring forest paths on horseback. smelling newly mown hay. planning sister weekends. taking off in airplanes. general meandering about.

I'd like to meet:

girls in black dresses with blue satin sashes

Who I wouldn't like to meet:
Your band.

Music:

nine inch nails. recoil. morrissey. golden palominos. lacuna coil. depeche mode. johnny cash. tori amos. stellastarr. machines of loving grace. snake river conspiracy. sister soleil. i am x. curve. sneakerpimps. a perfect circle. concrete blonde. KT. eva. fischerspooner. garbage. front242. KMFDM. ...ad nauseum

Movies:

serenity. donnie darko. eternal sunshine of the spotless mind. brokeback mountain. brick. the salton sea. constantine. kinky boots. marie antoinette. sherrybaby. dirty pretty things. stranger than fiction. tsotsi. run lola run. secretary. moonlight mile. gia. shut up and sing. the fifth element. pan's labyrinth (el laberinto del fauno). the hours. mirrormask. the crow. and on and on...

Television:

veronica mars, battlestar galactica, the daily show, dexter, heroes, supernatural, and my dearly departeds: dead like me, firefly, buffy, and invader zim.

Books:

I'm always up for a good read.

currently reading: The Namesake

recently read and highly recommended:
Hairstyles of the Damned, Fragile Things, House of Leaves, The Obernewtyn Chronicles, The Time Traveler's Wife, The Icarus Girl, I Am Charlotte Simmons, and The Historian

authors i'm always into: neil gaiman, joss whedon, elizabeth kostova, cs lewis, roman dirge, jhonen vasquez, graeme udd, charles bukowski, nicole blackman, la la la

Heroes:

i'm fine, thanks.

My Blog

The secret is out.

I have a new book. And it kicks ass. (Not that I'm biased or anything.)Check out The Secrets of Falling. It's a secret worth having. I promise. It's full of pictures, poetry, and possibly a few phanta...
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Thu, 10 May 2007 10:14:00 PST

It's My Party

...you should come. Party details here.
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Wed, 02 May 2007 02:41:00 PST

Bloody Hell

If you're looking for a good fake blood recipe, I can highly recommend the chocolate blood. Add a bit of cocoa to your corn syrup and food coloring and mmmm, it clots so good. There are a few bloody p...
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 11:42:00 PST

She's a pretty young thing.

New tattoos, haunted shopping carts, and mud pies are in season with LaDonna Witmer's newest cinepoem, "Elasticine". Go see the pretty....
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 04:18:00 PST

Seven Days & Going Fast

I'm co-Poet of the Week over at Poetry Super Highway this week (Feb. 12-18). Almost an international superstar, once again. Or something like that......
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Mon, 12 Feb 2007 02:11:00 PST

With feathers and wax

Clearly, Daedalus was deluded.
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 10:34:00 PST

Cross Your Heart

...and hope to Die Pretty
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Thu, 05 Oct 2006 09:53:00 PST

Berkeley Film Festival

My cinepoem partner, Michelle, and I will be at the Berkeley Film Festival this weekend. Our cinepoem entry, "TwoFaced", won the Grand Festival Arts Award and is being screened at the Oaks Theatre on ...
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:25:00 PST

I've got the Yin for you...

Cinepoem number 11 at ladonnawitmer.com: She's short, sweet, and rather refreshing.
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Tue, 05 Sep 2006 05:55:00 PST

Seeing Red

Meet my Alter Ego.
Posted by LaDonna Witmer on Tue, 11 Jul 2006 11:49:00 PST