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| Susan Yuzna | |
|---|---|
| Occupation | Writer |
| Language | English |
| Education | |
| Notable works | Her Slender Dress (1996) |
Susan Yuzna, a native of Minnesota, is an American poet and professor.
Life
She has a B.A. in English from the University of Iowa, and an M.F.A. in creative writing from the University of Montana. She has been resident at several artist colonies, including Yaddo, and MacDowell. She lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Awards
- Bush Artist Fellowship
- Richard Hugo Memorial Poetry Scholarship
- Her Slender Dress, won the Akron Poetry Prize and the Norma Farber First Book Award from the Poetry Society of America.
Works
- "Lake Winnibigoshish". Ploughshares. Spring 1994. Archived from the original on 19 May 2003.
- "The Great Divide". The Antioch Review. Summer 1994.
Poetry Books
- Pale Bird, Sprouting Fire. University of Akron Press. 2000. ISBN 978-1-884836-62-6.
- Her Slender Dress. University of Akron Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-884836-23-7.
- Burning the Fake Woman: Poems. GreenTower Press. 1996. ISBN 978-1-887240-01-7.
References
- "Susan Yuzna". Ploughshares at Emerson College. Retrieved 2019-04-08.
- "Writers – Yaddo". Yaddo – A Retreat For Artists in Saratoga Springs, NY. Retrieved 2022-10-12.
- "The MacDowell Colony". www.macdowellcolony.org. Archived from the original on 26 May 2009. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
- "Susan Yuzna". Poets & Writers. 2008-02-14. Retrieved 2022-10-12.