Suzanne Buffam

Suzanne Buffam is a Canadian poet, author of two collections of poetry. Her first, Past Imperfect (House of Anansi Press, 2005), won the Gerald Lampert Award in 2006. Her second, The Irrationalist (Carnarium Books, 2010),[1] was shortlisted for the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize. Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including Poetry, Jubilat, A Public Space, Denver Quarterly, Colorado Review, Books in Canada, and Prairie Schooner; and in anthologies including Breathing Fire: Canada’s New Poets.[2][3] She earned an MA in English from Concordia University in Montreal, and an MFA from the Iowa Writers' Workshop. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Chicago.[4][5]

Buffam was a judge for the 2013 Griffin Poetry Prize.

Awards

References

  1. ↑ Carnarium Books > Suzanne Buffam > The Irrationalist
  2. ↑ Griffin Poetry Prize > Awards & Poets > Shortlists > 2011 > Suzanne Buffam
  3. ↑ Harbor Publishing > Book Page > Breathing Fire
  4. ↑ University of Chicago > Creative Writing Faculty > Faculty & Visiting Lecturers 2010 - 2011
  5. ↑ The Poetry Foundation > Poems & Poets > Biography > Suzanne Buffam
  6. ↑ Griffin Poetry Prize > Awards & Poets > Shortlists > 2011 > Suzanne Buffam

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