Rhoda Janzen
Rhoda Janzen is an American poet, academic and memoirist, best known for her memoir Mennonite in a Little Black Dress.
Biography
Janzen grew up in a Mennonite household in North Dakota.[1] She earned a Ph.D. from UCLA.[2] She teaches at Hope College in Holland, Michigan.[3]
In 2006, Janzen’s husband of 15 years left her for a man and a few days later she suffered serious injuries in a car accident.[4] While on sabbatical from her teaching position,[5] she went home to her Mennonite family in Fresno, California to heal from these crises.[6] These experiences are recounted in her memoir Mennonite in a Little Black Dress.[7]
Her second memoir, Mennonite Meets Mr. Right, tells the story of her experiences surviving breast cancer, becoming a stepmom,[8] and attending her new husband’s Pentecostal church.[9]
In addition to her memoir, Janzen is the author of Babel’s Stair, a collection of poetry.[10]
Bibliography
- Babel’s Stair, Word Press, 2006
- Mennonite in a Little Black Dress, Henry Holt and Co., 2009
- Mennonite Meets Mr. Right, 2012
References
- ↑ “Interview: Rhoda Janzen, author of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress”, Laurel Rhame, Smith, April 22, 2010.
- ↑ “Rhoda Janzen: From Modern to Mennonite”, Andrea Sachs, Time, October 20, 2009.
- ↑ Hope College
- ↑ “Rhoda Janzen: From Modern to Mennonite”, Andrea Sachs, Time, October 20, 2009.
- ↑ “Mennonite in a Little Black Dress”, Jason Zasky, Failure Magazine.
- ↑ “The Simple Life Comes With Complications”, Cathy Horyn, The New York Times, December 2, 2009.
- ↑ “She Did Go Home Again”, Kate Christensen, The New York Times, November 5, 2009.
- ↑ “New Voices: Rhoda Janzen”, Carol Memmott, USA Today, 10/21/2009.
- ↑ “Interview: Rhoda Janzen, author of Mennonite in a Little Black Dress”, Laurel Rhame, Smith, April 22, 2010.
- ↑ The Poetry Foundation