Lynne Golodner first met Anne-Marie Oomen at Goddard College, where Lynne was beginning her MFA in Writing and Anne-Marie was graduating. A fellow Michigan resident who calls the forests and hills of the Lake Michigan shores her home, Anne-Marie serves on the board of Michigan Writers where Lynne is now in charge of Marketing.
In this episode of the Make Meaning Podcast, host Lynne Golodner chats with Anne-Marie about teaching in the Solstice MFA program at LaSalle University and at Interlochen Center for the Arts, the backstory for As Long as I Know You: the Mom Book – which won the Sue William Silverman Prize for Creative Nonfiction – and honing your own voice.
In this episode, Lynne and Anne-Marie discuss:
- Family relationships
- The power of observation and journaling
- Writing routine
- Imitating to find your voice
- Writing communities
- The Old Testament
Links and Resources:
- Grimm’s Fairy Tales
- Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert
- Michigan Humanities Council
- Pulling Down the Barn
- Wayne State University Press
- Michigan Notable Book Award
- Michigan Writers
- Dunes Review
- Chapbook Content
- Submittable
- AWP Award
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If you enjoyed this episode, you’ll like these other Make Meaning Podcast episodes:
Episode 141 – Tom Sleigh – a Lifetime of Poetry
Episode 137 – Christopher P. Locke – Breathtaking Essays & Stories
Episode 133 – Sara Henning – Poetry about Loss and Redemption
Episode 129 – Rosina Lippi – Author of the Wilderness Series
Episode 122 – Valoree Gagnon and Karena Schmidt – on the Food & Culture of Indigenous Gardens
