Suzanne Cleary
Suzanne Cleary is an American poet. She was born in Binghamton, New York. She grew up there. She has an M.A. in Writing from Washington University, and a Ph.D. in Literature and Criticism from Indiana University of Pennsylvania. She is Professor of English at State University of New York at Rockland.[1]
Quotation
"I love to read poems where I think the poet includes something that may not work or almost doesn't work. To me that's an exciting kind of risk."[2]
Awards
- Winner of the 2012 John Ciardi Prize for Poetry from the University of Missouri, Kansas City[1]
- Winner of the 2012 Emerging Writer Fellowship for Poetry from The Writer's Center, Bethesda, Maryland[1]
- a Pushcart Prize (2005)
- the Cecil Hemley Memorial Award of the Poetry Society of America[3]
- Julia Peterkin Award of Converse College
- Eugene Paul Nassar Poetry Prize[4]
- Patterson Award for Literary Excellence
- 2024 Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award [5]
Books
- Keeping Time (2002)
- Trick Pear (2007)
- Beauty Mark (2013)
- Crude Angel (2018)
- The Odds (2025)
Critical writing
- Cleary, Suzanne. "Be Still and Know: Silence in the Poetry of Jean Valentine," in Laurel Review 40.2. (2006)
- Cleary, Suzanne. "A Control Room inside of Me," Georgia Review September 25, 2014.[6]
Related material
- List of poets from North America
- Weekly Poem: Suzanne Cleary tried to learn Italian, instead she wrote a poem (in en-us). PBS NewsHour (2014-02-17). Retrieved 2024-06-14.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Fall 2012 Emerging Writer FellowsThe Writer's Center. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ Part 2 at YouTube
- ↑ Person Detail: Suzanne Cleary. New York State Literary TreeBright Hill Press. Retrieved 15 January 2013.
- ↑ EUGENE PAUL NASSAR PRIZE .... Utica College (9 April 2015)Utica College. Retrieved 21 February 2016.[dead link]
- ↑ Sanderson, By Jeannette. Peekskill poet Suzanne Cleary wins prestigious poetry prize. Peekskill Herald (2024-10-15). Retrieved 2025-08-18.
- ↑ "A Control Room inside of Me" Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2014.10.20