The Writer’s Handful with Anne-Marie Oomen
Mondays + Writers = Finally something to look forward to. It is my absolute joy to bring the writer Anne-Marie Oomen to your attention. Again. I say ‘again’ because Anne-Marie graciously allowed me to reprint her essay “Warming the Flue” for my View From the Keyboard series some time ago. Since then, Anne-Marie continues to […]
Beautiful Sentence #4 ~ Fleda Brown
“They come in airy flotillas / on each stem, little flower- / blimps, propellers / of petals at their back ends, / which makes me aware of how heavy with history / we are, and how alone, thus forgivably / prone to personification / of the gods.” – Fleda Brown, from the poem “Bladder Campion” → Thanks to Anne-Marie Oomen for sharing […]
Warming the Flue ~ Anne-Marie Oomen’s View From the Keyboard
Today’s View From the Keyboard is something special. ANNE-MARIE OOMEN, a very dear friend of mine (and of many, many writers, young and old) shares with us a glimpse into her workspace, The Think House. Up in Leelanau County in the northwest part of Michigan’s Lower Peninsula, Anne-Marie divides her time as a teacher in […]
Words in the Woods ~ Returning to Northern Michigan
So here we are again in Northern Michigan; have I told you before how much I love it up here? Beautiful, beautiful place: trees, sky, lakes, hills. And such interesting and talented people. Is it any wonder that Michigan fosters so many great writers? And not just the big names—Jim Harrison, Thomas Lynch, Ernest Hemingway—but […]
A Still Point ~ Lucricia Hall’s View From the Keyboard
One of the best things that happens when you attend the Interlochen College of Creative Arts Writers’ Retreat in Interlochen, Michigan, is that you meet a whole new circle of writers. Sure, there will be some you knew before, or at least have read and admired–Tony Ardizzone, Fleda Brown, Anne-Marie Oomen, Katey Schultz–but I am […]
Oh, Interlochen, I Miss You So ~ A Brief Summary of a Writers’ Retreat
How could it possibly have gone by so fast? Interlochen College of Creative Arts Writers’ Retreat of 2011 was four days full of writers reading, talking, writing, eating, imbibing, walking, sharing, sleeping (just a little,) listening, and yes, drawing. We are back at our house in Mt. Carroll, IL, and are happy for our own […]