Printable view of Susan Comninos

Listed as:

Poet

Public address:

Guilderland, NY

New York US

Email:

slc36@cornell.edu

Bio:

I'm the author of a debut book of poems, "Out of Nowhere," published by Stephen F. Austin Univ. Press/Texas A&M (April 2022) and available for order at the following link: http://www.tamupress.com/book/9781622882... [2]

I'm also a teacher of both creative and critical writing. Over the course of my academic career, I've taught students at The Univ. of Michigan, Siena College, The College of St. Rose, and most recently, SUNY Albany. I love helping others better understand literature, develop their writing and even see their work published.

In addition to teaching higher-ed courses, I also lead poetry workshops for diverse groups of adults in the local community and am the grateful recipient of a number of grants from Poets & Writers.

My individual poems have appeared in the Harvard Review Online, Rattle, The Common, Prairie Schooner and North American Review, among others.

Gives readings:

Yes

Travels for readings:

Yes

In which languages are you fluent?:

English

Favorite authors:

Lee Upton, Grace Paley, Gerald Stern and Linda Pastan.

Born in:

Johnson City, NY

New York

Raised in:

Binghamton, NY

New York

Prizes won:

2021 Longlist Finalist - Cowles Poetry Book Award
2019 Finalist - Cider Press Review Book Award
2019 Finalist - Conduit Books' Marystina Santiestevan First Book Prize
2016 Winner - VQR Writers' Conference Scholarship in poetry
2013 Finalist - Dora and Alexander Raynes Poetry Prize
2010 Winner - Yehuda Halevi Poetry Contest run by Tablet Magazine

Education:

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

What I'm reading now:

A Delicate Aggression: Savagery and Survival in the Iowa Writers' Workshop by David O. Dowling

Identifies as:

Jewish

Prefers to work with:

Adults

Any

Men

Schools

Seniors

Teachers

Women