Ohman-Youngs, Anne C.
1939—
Place of Birth: Marquette, MI
Place of Principal Residence: Escanaba, MI
Biography:
Anne C. Ohman-Youngs was born to Clifford and Anne Long on June 25, 1939 in Marquette, Michigan. She earned her B.S. and M.A. from Northern Michigan University in 1981 and 1986, respectively. Between 1981 and 1985 she worked as an English instructor at Bay de Noc Community College, and subsequently transferred to Northern Michigan University as an English instructor in 1987. Her work has been published in many literary magazines, including the Mid-American Review and the Midwest Quarterly. In addition, she has authored two chapbooks, both of which earned awards, and was an editor for Passages North. Currently Ohman-Youngs lives in Escanaba, MI and has three children: Jeffrey, James, and Neil.
Selected Works:
- The Third Coast: Contemporary Michigan Poetry (1976)
- Markers (1988)
- Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems From the Third Coast (1988)
- Patchwork—Selected Work by U.P. Writers (1989)
Awards:
- Prize winning entry, National Poetry Chapbook Competition<?li>
- 1987 Chester H. Jones Foundation Anthology of National Poetry Competition Winners
- 1998 Quentin R. Howard Poetry Prize
Relevance of Place to Author’s Work
Ohman-Youngs has lived and worked in Escanaba, MI since 1979. She currently is a professor at Northern Michigan University and has penned poetry based on Michigan, as can be seen in her 1988 publication Contemporary Michigan Poetry: Poems From the Third Coast.