Interview by a college senior

MARLY YOUMANS,

Interview by Benjamin Francis Miller

16 February 2012





When did you first know
you wanted to write for a living?



My mother says she knew I would be a writer when I was in second
grade. I don't remember ever wanting to be much else, though I was also a
professor for a while and enjoyed looking at poetry and fiction with my
students.



What kind of writing do
you