The phrase "above essay" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to an essay that has been mentioned or presented earlier in the text.
Example: "In the above essay, I discussed the impact of climate change on biodiversity."
Alternatives: "previous essay" or "aforementioned essay".
The above essay was adapted from East Eats West.
The above essay is adapted from "Not to Be Missed: Fifty-Four Fromrites From a Lifetime of Film," being published in June by Public Affairs.
Andrew Lam is the author of Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora," and "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres," where the above essay is excerpted.
New America Media editor, Andrew Lam is the author of "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora" (Heyday Books, 2005), which won a Pen American "Beyond the Margins" award and where the above essay is excerpted, and "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres" where the above essay was excerpted.
New America Media editor, Andrew Lam is the author of "Perfume Dreams: Reflections on the Vietnamese Diaspora" (Heyday Books, 2005), which won a Pen American "Beyond the Margins" award and where the above essay is excerpted, and "East Eats West: Writing in Two Hemispheres".
The term "neens," coined by Manetas in 2000 (itself the product of another art project called "Name for Art"), is a frame of mind "that offers you the metaphysical suspense of a painting," Manetas explains lyrically in the above mentioned essay.
· When women say no, they really mean yes (see obnoxious headphone essay above).
Another versions of the essay above was written in the aftermath of the Fukushima's nuclear disaster for New America Media, where Andrew Lam is a senior editor.
A famous poet fired off a snappy note to me, chastising the choice of her for inaugural poet, the quality of her poetry, and above all my essay, which certainly didn't "help poetry".
To learn more about the people of the Elqui basin and IRI's work there, take a look at the photo essay above that I put together for World Day to Combat Desertification (#WDCD2013).
Yet each had inspired moments, raising these admirable essays above a level of craft.
