Suzanne Buffam
Suzanne Buffam is a Canadian poet. She graduated from the writing program at the University of Victoria, and later the Master's program in English at Concordia University[disambiguation needed] and Iowa Writers' Workshop. She currently teaches creative writing at the University of Chicago.[1]
Awards
Her first book of poetry, Past Imperfect (Anansi) won the Gerald Lampert Memorial Award in 2006. Buffam also won the 1998 CBC Literary Award for Poetry.
Her second book, The Irrationalist, was released by Canarium Books on April 1, 2010.
Personal
Buffam is married to poet Srikanth Reddy, to whom her first book is dedicated. The two met during her time at the Iowa Writers' Workshop and currently teach together at the University of Chicago. They had their first child, a girl named Mira, in 2009.
References
- ^ http://common-line.com/2009/09/5-poems-by-suzanne-buffam-from-little.html Poems and biography