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Poets Wear Prada's PodcastHoboken Poetry Walk: Ona Gritz - Hoboken LibraryPoet and writer Ona Gritz lived in Hoboken for over 20 years, raised her son here, and work as a Youth Librarian at the Hoboken Public Library for 12 years. She shares her poem, “One of the Many Reasons I Married You,” about her son and husband. Happy National Poetry Month from our mile square city, Hoboken, New Jersey. Learn more about Ona at https://www.onagritz.com/2025-04-1401 min
Femme OnFine Cut: Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret with Ona GritzAlyson and Ona Gritz (author of, most recently, a memoir entitled Everywhere I Look and a YA Novel in Verse, Take a Sad Song) discuss a moment in the film adaptation of Judy Blume’s beloved book, Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret. The moment they discuss is when Rachel McAdams’s character, Barbara, notices a bird out the window and is struck by creative inspiration only to be interrupted by the doorbell. This moment speaks to both Ona and Alyson and really anyone who is trying to balance a creative life with all of the concerns of eve...2024-11-1920 min
This Mama Is Lit!Ona Gritz: Investigating Family SecretsFor more information about Ona, please go to her author website at https://www.onagritz.com/More details regarding her awards is given here: https://www.onagritz.com/praise-awardsHer books include:Everywhere I Look https://bookshop.org/p/books/everywhere-i-look-ona-gritz/20981700The Space You Left Behind https://www.west44books.com/inc/_s24_The_Space_You_Left_Behind.phpTake a Sad Song https://www.west44books.com/inc/_f24/TakeaSadSong.php This is a public e...2024-10-0932 min
Grief, Gratitude & The Gray in Between175. Writting to Reconnect: Uncovering the Truth About My Sister's Death -with Ona GritzIn this heartfelt episode, we chat with Ona Gritz , her new memoir, Everywhere I Look, won the Readers’ Choice Gold Award for Best Adult Book. We talk about her profound grief journey following the tragic loss of her sister, Angie. Ona unravels the mystery and tragedy of Angie’s murder and shares her own awakening to loss, grief, guilt, and the truth.Ona Gritz holds a Master of Arts in poetry from the creative writing program at New York University. She is the author of August Or Forever, a Reader’s Choice and Wishing Shelf finalist in middle...2024-08-0638 min
Coffee, Grief, And GratitudeCoffee Talk #59- June 2024We’re delighted to share our recent Coffee Talk with these phenomenal writers/readers: Robert McBride, Lucy Filppu, Ona Gritz, Heather Morris, and Anne Gudger.
If you missed it or want to relisten, here it is. The readers all brought the best heart medicine.
Thank you for letting us be in your ears.
Coffee, Grief and Gratitude is a created by Anne Gudger and Maria Gibson, a mom/daughter duo who talk about grief.
You can find them on Fa...2024-06-1245 min
Good GriefMy Sister’s MurderIn this episode, Dr. Christine Malone interviews Ona Gritz, author of her memoir titled, Everywhere I Look. Ona talks about how her pregnant older sister was murdered alongside her husband and 11-month-old daughter in a horrible crime.
Website: https://www.onagritz.com/.
To connect on social media: https://www.instagram.com/onagritz/2024-06-0916 min
Grief & HappinessThe Art of Confronting Grief and Loss: A Writer's Journey with Ona GritzTrigger Warning: This episode contains discussions on murder and violent crimes. If this may trigger extreme emotional distress for you, you should skip today’s episode. Is it possible to find peace and healing in writing about our darkest moments?In this episode, I'm joined by the multiple-award-winning and accomplished Author Ona Gritz. Ona is a talented writer and poet, blog editor for "Wordgathering," the recipient of "The Poetry Archive Now: Wordview 2020 Project," and the owner of an uncomplicated, sensitive, and touching writing style. Her latest work, the moving memoir, "Everywhere I Look," is...2024-05-2822 min
Tendrils of GriefDelayed Grief As A Result of Trauma, Shame and Guilt Welcome to the Tendrils of Grief podcast. I am delighted to have Ona Gritz with us today. Ona holds a Master of Arts in Poetry from New York University's Creative Writing Program. She is the author of "August or Forever," a Reader's Choice and Wishing Shelf finalist in middle grade fiction. Her nonfiction has appeared in numerous notable publications, including Brevity, The Guardian, The New York Times, River Teeth, The Rumpus, and The Utne Reader. Her essays have been recognized as notable in The Best American Essays and Best of the Year in Salon. Ona's earlier works...2024-05-2034 min
Arroe Collins Unplugged and Totally UncutAuthor And Poet Ona Gritz Digs Into Family History In Her Book Everywhere I Look
When Ona Gritz’s adopted sister Angie disappears, Ona finds herself conflicted between being concerned and feeling indifferent due to Angie’s previous disappearing acts. This all changes when Angie, her infant son, and her husband are found murdered, execution style. In the new book, EVERYWHERE I LOOK (Apprentice House Press, April 16, 2024), author Ona Gritz recounts how, after struggling with her grief, she realized how many aspects of Angie’s life were misunderstood…or kept from her. With an investigator’s grit, Ona embarks on an investigation to uncover secrets that could change everything she thought about her family. All...2024-04-1915 min
Arroe Collins My Day Of Play This Is Raw PodcastingMy Day Of Play 5 Unedited Talks Dr Sabine Ta Rhonda Ona Gritz Kool And The Gang And Rocker Marc FerrariThe final product isn't always the best part of the interview journey. It's in the prep and the rawness of bringing the research together with high hopes of creating a moment. Tuesday April 16, 2024 Dr. Sabine Stanley, actor musician Ta Rhonda, author Ono Gritz, Robert Kool Bell from Kool and the Gang and Rocker Marc Ferrari from Cold Sweat.2024-04-161h 00Coffee, Grief, And GratitudeGiving Angie a Place in the World with Ona GritzOna shares about her sister Angie who was murdered decades ago and family secrets that kept the murder and Ona’s grief buried. In her soon to be released memoir, Everywhere I Look (Apprentice House Press; April 16, 2024), Ona Gritz unravels the mystery and tragedy of her sister, Andrea Susan Gritz, also known as Angie Boggs, while sharing her own awakening to loss, grief, guilt, and the truth.
Ona Gritz holds a Master of Arts in poetry from the creative writing program at New York University. She is the author, most recently, of August Or Fore...2024-04-1642 min
Self Discovery Wisdom PodcastTSM24-15. Ona Gritz “Everywhere I Look”
Ona Gritz, author of the beautifully written memoir, Everywhere I Look ? With an investigator’s determination, Gritz unravels the mystery and tragedy of the murder of her sister, Andrea Susan Gritz, also known as Angie Boggs, while sharing her own awakening to loss, grief, guilt, and the truth. Her story is testament to the idea that grief can be transformative, and that the truth can truly set us free.
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2024-04-091h 07Self Discovery Wisdom PodcastTSM24-15. Ona Gritz Everywhere I Look
Ona Gritz, author of the beautifully written memoir, Everywhere I Look ? With an investigator’s determination, Gritz unravels the mystery and tragedy of the murder of her sister, Andrea Susan Gritz, also known as Angie Boggs, while sharing her own awakening to loss, grief, guilt, and the truth. Her story is testament to the idea that grief can be transformative, and that the truth can truly set us free.
https://selfdiscoverywisdom.com/?p=122355
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Wayne G BarberAuthor's Hour with Wayne BarberTuesday, March 26, 2024 with guest: Ona Gritz [Everywhere I Look: A Memoir]2024-03-2656 min
The Upside of DownFrom the Inside Out – Ona GritzWhat happens when we try to keep something under wraps for a long time, and what does it feel like to let go of that? How does disability affect romance…When someone falls in love with a person with a disability, what role might it play in considerations? Is there a universality to the disabled experience, where it serves as a magnifying glass both for what is actually experienced and also what should be done?
Dan talks in this episode with the thoughtful and wise poet Ona Gritz about much more than her right he...2023-10-0337 min
The Children's Book Review: Growing Readers PodcastBianca with Ona Gritz on August or ForeverIn this episode, Ona Gritz talks about her latest novel for kids, August or Forever. It's an incredibly thoughtful, heartwarming, and well-written story that explores the complexities and joys of sisterhood.
Ten-year-old Molly has always loved having a sister, but sisters are supposed to live together, right? Molly certainly thinks so. Unfortunately, her older half-sister Alison lives on a whole other continent. Their video chats are great, and Molly is thrilled when Alison’s hand-written letters arrive in the mail like surprise gifts. Still, it’s not enough, not compared to what other siblings have. That’s why when...2023-02-0725 min
A Conspiracy of LemursCrossing Boundaries in YA and MG FictionOne of the most common themes in literature for young people is boundaries crossed—in friendship and family. Young people are changing rapidly, and they often find it very hard to know their own boundaries, or when they've crossed the boundaries of others, until conflicts arise. With our guests Ona Gritz, author of the middle grade novel, August or Forever, and Carol Dines, the author of the young adult novel, The Take-Over Friend, we explore what boundaries are, why they are important, why boundaries change in relationships, and why communication in family and friendship is both challenging and important. 2022-09-2651 min
A Conspiracy of LemursCrossing Boundaries in YA and MG FictionOne of the most common themes in literature for young people is boundaries crossed—in friendship and family. Young people are changing rapidly, and they often find it very hard to know their own boundaries, or when they've crossed the boundaries of others, until conflicts arise. With our guests Ona Gritz, author of the middle grade novel, August or Forever, and Carol Dines, the author of the young adult novel, The Take-Over Friend, we explore what boundaries are, why they are important, why boundaries change in relationships, and why communication in family and friendship is both challenging and important. T...2022-09-2651 min
Poets Wear Prada's PodcastSpeedometer Song NY Times-published writer and longtime columnist for Literary Mama Ona Gritz reads “Speedometer Song” from her new book Present Imperfect, a collection of personal essays published by Poets Wear Prada. “Speedometer Song” first appeared in Catamaran Literary Reader 2021-10-1201 min
Perennials PodcastEpisode 71: Turning 30Your intrepid host is no longer a twenty-something trying to figure stuff out--as of this past July, I'm now a thirty-something trying to figure stuff out!
To mark the occasion, this past summer I asked previous Perennials guests to share some wisdom about the third decade of life. They delivered reflections on what they let go of when leaving their twenties, what they wish they could tell their 30 year old self, things they are enjoying or did enjoy about their thirties, and advice on what to hold close during this decade.
Their responses are so...2021-09-1241 min
Perennials PodcastEpisode 15: Broken Things Can Shine with Ona GritzIn today's episode, writer Ona Gritz and I talk about her life with a disability, and how she has come to greater self-acceptance, wholeness, gratitude and love. Ona is the author of the poetry collection, Geode, and the memoir On the Whole: a Story of Mothering and Disability. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, The Guardian, Ploughshares, and many other journals and anthologies. Ona has also written two children’s books, including Tangerines and Tea, My Grandparents and Me, which Nick Jr. Family Magazine named Best Alphabet Book of the year, and Scholastic Parent & Child Magazine na...2019-02-061h 12
Your Family's HealthA Story of Mothering and DisabilitiesJoan Buckley from the department of nursing talks to Ona Gritz, a poet, children’s author and memoirist about parenting with a disability. In her new book, "On the Whole: a Story of Mothering and Disability," Ona Gritz shares many personal stories that describe her life as someone growing up with cerebral palsy.2017-05-1027 min