Anne-Marie Oomen

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ANNE-MARIE OOMEN, Award-winning Michigan author, writer, poet, Interlochen Arts Academy, Writing Workshops, Poet in Residence, Writer in Residence, Writing Residence

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On Writing
Novel Garden: Swiss Chard
Hello Friends, I’ve been following the direction of a favorite poet, Jack Ridl, doing this thing where I try to si...
Events
AS LONG AS I KNOW YOU Launches OCTOBER 6!
Mark your calendars for October 6, 5:30-7:30, Kirkbride Hall for a sensational launch of AS LONG AS I KNOW YOU; THE MOM ...
Events
First READING for my new book AS LONG AS I KNOW YOU: The Mom Book
Interlochen Writers Retreat, June 6, 7:00 I’ll be reading from my new book AS LONG AS I KNOW YOU: THE MOM BOOK, an...
On Life On Writing
Watching Plovers Stand on One Leg
Years ago a writer friend asked how I kept my balance in a life with so many demands. She was worried and upset because ...
On Writing
Mind Work-Brain Rest
The press was waiting and my book was not done. A few years ago, I needed to finish An American Map, a collection of ess...
On Writing
Container of Memoir: Brief Thoughts
This question came from a dearest spirit sister, Katey Schultz, writing instructor extraordinaire, author of the award-w...
On Writing
Rare offering!
The once-a-year life writing class will held be next Tuesday (26th) at the beautiful new Interlochen Library. The class ...
Events
On the Precipice: Pastels and Poems in conversation
“On the Precipice” pairs nine of Linda Alice Dewey’s lovely pastels with nine poems I wrote, inspire...
On Writing
On Words That Matter #3: Patricia Smith’s Blood Dazzler
"books by poets of color I most admire"...
Lake Love Letters Project
“Only Water” published in Seiche ways, limited edition chapbook for FLOW
This poem was written for a collection of ten poems collected from poets all over Michigan, celebrating water and publis...
Lake Love Letters Project
Water Gratitude, for “Water Studies”
Performed with Ari Mokdad and Elizabeth Schulman (choreographers) at Detroit Dance City Festival, August 2019. Water Gra...
On Writing
Words that Matter #2: Stepping Back into March by John Lewis
I urgently turn the page of March (book two) by the late congressman John Lewis (with co-writer Andrew Aydin and artist ...
On Writing
On Words That Matter #1: Ross Gay’s “catalogue of unabashed gratitude”
As a small gesture of what I can do in this time, I want to share a joyful book, yes a joyful book of poems that at the ...
Lake Love Letters Project
A Tree Poem: The Riddle
RIDDLE You can hear our voices in the wind but we are not the wind. We lean into the earth, always filtering what is lef...
Lake Love Letters Project
Pandemic Poems for Us All #7: Faults
Found Poem asking this: if we are truly quieter, what do we hear? Based on notes taken from an article by Robin George A...