Linda Nemec Foster spun a wonderful story for us about her latest book "The Lake Huron Mermaid". This is the second book in her Mermaid series, co-authored with friend Anne-Marie Oomen, that was inspired by our own great lakes. She shared the tale of the mermaid and the poems that are contrapuntal in nature between the characters. Inspiration can come from many things in life, and Linda provides the most beautiful words to describe them. Her longtime friendship with Wendy Marty brought Linda to us to share this book and her deep feelings for our loss.
Will there be more Mermaid stories to come? Time will tell...
“Linda Nemec Foster is the author of fourteen collections of poetry including The Lake Huron Mermaid (a collaboration with Anne-Marie Oomen and artist Meridith Ridl), The Blue Divide, The Lake Michigan Mermaid (another collaboration with Oomen and Ridl), Talking Diamonds, Amber Necklace from Gdansk, Listen to the Landscape, and Living in the Fire Nest. Her first full-length book of prose poems, Bone Country, was published in 2023 and nominated for 20 book awards including the Pulitzer Prize. Foster was selected to be the first Poet Laureate of Grand Rapids, Michigan from 2003-2005. She is the founder of the Contemporary Writers Series at Aquinas College.”
