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Crystal K. Odelle
I met Suzanne in graduate school–she was a year (and a generation) behind me and started out with an emphasis in fiction but soon expanded her studies. I remember one conversation we had. She was complaining about the “old dudes” in her fiction workshop. How they were dismissive of her (and the younger writers). And I said, “Suzanne, those old dudes are the same age as me!” and she said, “But you’re not like them at all!” I think I fell a little bit in love with her in that moment. She’s one of the most well-read people I know and has incredible insight and talent. She’s published in all three genres: fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Those old dudes could have learned something… I know I’ve learned from her and appreciated her critique on much of my work. I had the pleasure of doing my dissertation hours with her. PLUME: When did you know you were a writer?SR: I think I knew when I started writing stories for school and other kids liked hearing them. I used to bring stories I’d written for show and tell instead of objects. To me, even as a child, writing was something to be shared. My favorite part of every school day was when teachers would read aloud to us from a novel. I remember rushing in from lunch, sitting on the carpet, feeling excitement just to hear a little more of whatever book we were reading together. l I was lucky enough to attend a school that really encouraged self-expression at an early age. I took journal writing classes all through middle school and learned about consistency–how writing every day could become not only emotionally satisfying but that you filled pages of a book and that book became the book of your life–days weren’t just passing, you were filling up pages, and that seemed purposeful. As a teenager I became more interested in poetry. I read as much as I could get my hands on. I would go to the used bookstore near my house and sit in the poetry section reading. I found writers that way: Erica Jong, Adrienne Rich, Anne Sexton, Sapphire, Sylvia Plath. I also was reading classics in school; Shakespeare, the short stories of John Cheever; Baudelaire; Rimbaud. It all became an inspirational soup. I consumed texts at school and texts at home. It was all encouraged. My parents never … Read more
