Each week we will be connecting with our contributors showing where they have been, where they are now, and what’s up for the future.
Name: Susan Rich
Title of Pieces Published in Sweet: “Not Monet’s Giverny”
Issues: 7.3
Susan lives in Seattle and teaches at Highline College where she runs the reading series, Highline Listens: Writers Read Their Work.
Check out her website for more.
What are some major accomplishments you have had since your Sweet publication?
I just accepted a 4Culture grant to investigate intergenerational hauntings through poems.
Can you tell us about a current/ongoing project that you’re excited about?
I’ve two new books coming: Blue Atlas (Red Hen Press) and Gallery of Postcards and Maps: New and Selected (Salmon Press).
Who is your favorite author?
Too many to fit here!
What is your favorite poem/essay/book?
Deaf Republic, Geography III, When My Body was a Cinched Fist, Sonnets for My Past and Future Assassin, Human Hours, Chord, Dialogue with Rising Tides
What inspires you to write?
Everything–on a good day!
What are you reading right now?
The Poet and the Princess: Memories of Rainier Maria Rilke by Princess Marie Von Thurn
What is your favorite sweet? We would love for you to share a recipe or link to place that serves it. Pictures are great, too!
Ice cream!
We love ice cream, too!
Thank you, Susan, for taking the time to reconnect with us. We look forward to seeing more of your work in the future!
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