Words are a source of power that can edify, destroy, motivate, enchant, and deceive, all depending on how they are used. Creative Soul, Louis Faber (‘Lou’) wields words with his scintillating wit, filling the pages of life with words that are constructive and charismatic, without forcing their power, making Lou a symbol of respect and admiration.
Lou Faber is a writer, poet, author, and bird photographer from Rochester, New York, currently residing in Florida, with his muse and fellow poet Elaine Heveron, and their furry friend, Teri.
His passion for writing awoke early in his teenage years and in college, though he scrambled for a career but not in writing, earning an MBA from Florida International University, and an MFA in Creative Writing. He also earned a J.D. from SUNY at Buffalo Law School, becoming a practicing patent litigation and licensing attorney for Xerox Corporation. Lou eventually gave himself a chance to write, expressing his political opinions and even getting published in several publications such as Rattle, The Worcester Review, Borderlands, Exquisite Corpse, South Carolina Review, Pearl; Vigil, Living Poets and European Judaism in the U.K.; and Greens Magazine, Tower Poetry, and Amethyst Review in Canada.
After meeting his wife Elaine, Lou started writing with a different approach, inclining towards love and affection. He and Elaine attended writing workshops at Omega Institute in Rhinebeck, NY, Block Island Poetry workshops in Rhode Island, and participated in writing workshops in Taos, New Mexico, and Ireland. They also have been part of the Taos workshop writing group, Imaginative Storm, with writing teachers and poets they studied with in the past, Allegra Huston and James Nave.
“I write because I have to. I publish because I can,” expresses Lou, holding an admirable collection of over 100 books that have published his works worldwide including, the United Kingdom, Scotland, Wales, India, and Japan, to mention a few.
With over 600 readers and subscribers, Lou has been sharing daily poems for the past eight years in his blog, An Old Writer and His Words. Each piece holds words that express anecdotes and reflective memories of the past, present, and future.
In 2008, Plain View Press, published a collection of his poetry, The Right to Depart. Divided into chapters, each page is embellished with poems that will take you on a journey across the world, palpating the sentiments that hang with each line, perfectly fitting the flow of his world of poetry.
Words dance in a flawless and impactful way, crafted with distinction by Louis Faber “Lou”. He allows words to be powerful on their own, making his poetry stand through time, holding valuable wisdom between the lines of An Old Writer and his words.
“You are here and now. Be here.” – Louis Faber “Lou”
ACHIEVEMENTS
His work has received a nomination for a Pushcart Prize and was honored with the Green’s Magazine Award (in Canada). It has appeared in the anthologies Torture and Triumph and Kafka Kaleidoscope. A complete list of publications (as far as he can remember them) appears on the page surprisingly titled Prior Publications.