Suzanne Roberts
Suzanne Roberts (born October 2, 1970) is an American poet,
Biography
Suzanne Roberts was born in New York City to a British mother and Jewish father. She grew up in Southern California and currently lives in South Lake Tahoe, California. She is the author of a collection of lyrical essays, Animal Bodies: On Death, Desire, and Other difficulties (University of Nebraska Press, 2022), the memoir in travel essays, Bad Tourist: Misadventures in Love and Travel (University of Nebraska Press, 2020), and the memoir Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, as well as four collections of poetry, Shameless (2007), Nothing to You (2008), Three Hours to Burn a Body: Poems on Travel (2011) and Plotting Temporality (2012).[1]
Roberts was named "The Next Great Travel Writer" by
Roberts holds degrees in Biology and English from
Selected works
Books
- Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail (University of Nebraska Press, 2012)
- Shameless (Cherry Grove Collections, 2007)
- Nothing to You (Pecan Grove Press, 2008) (poem Crossing Paths)
- Three Hours to Burn a Body: Poems on Travel (Cherry Grove Collection, 2011)
Anthologies
- The Ghost of Muir Pass, The Pacific Crest Trailside Reader. The Mountaineers Press, 2011.
Awards
- National Outdoor Book Award for Almost Somewhere, Literature Category, 2012[5]
- Eda Kriseova Fellowship for Nonfiction Writing in Prague, 2011
- Fourth River Award for Poetry, "Poulty Stall," 2009
- "The Next Great Travel Writer" Award [6]
- Travcoa and National Geographic Traveler, 2008
References
- ^ Poems and Politics: An Interview with RK Bijuraj Tehelka
- ^ Roberts is Winner of the Next Great Travel Writer Contest Media News Line
- ^ (Winning Writers, Inc) (2011–2012). "Best Free Poetry Contests". Honorable Mention – Suzanne Roberts. Winning Writers. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
- ^ Confessional poetry New Times SLO
- ^ "2012 National Outdoor Book Award Winners Announced". November 16, 2012.
- ^ Mongolia National Geographic
External links
- Staff entry at Lake Tahoe Community College
- Staff entry at Sierra Nevada College
- Family Skeletons: Writing about the Living and the Dead: A Discussion with Shelley Savren. Bridges: A Jewish Feminist Journal, 16.1 (Spring 2011)
- Outsiders Looking In: An Interview with Matador, Summer 2010
- GoodReads
- Rain in Venice on Valparaiso Poetry Review