Leelanau Township Library will celebrate National Poetry Month with two events this year: a book reading on April 3 and an open mic night on April 17. Since 1996, April has been designated as a month to recognize and enjoy poets and their craft.
The April 3 event will feature authors Linda Nemec Foster and Anne-Marie Oomen who will read from their newest book released in October called “The Lake Huron Mermaid.” Foster is a Pulitzer Prize nominated poet and the author of 14 collections of poetry including “Bone Country” and “The Blue Divide.” Foster was also the inaugural poet laureate of Grand Rapids from 2003-2005, and is the founder of the Contemporary Writers Series at Aquinas College.
Oomen teaches in the Solstice MFA program at Lasell University and at the Interlochen College of Creative Arts. She is an accomplished award-winning writer, poet and playwright, and is the founding editor of Dunes Review. Both Foster and Oomen have previously collaborated on another award-winning book, “The Lake Michigan Mermaid: a tale in poems.”
