Susan Holbrook Explained

Susan Holbrook
Birth Date:	January 16th 1967
Occupation:	poet
Period:	1990s-present
Nationality:	Canadian
Notableworks:	Throaty Wipes
Children:	Elise Holbrook, Rendel Arner, Sammy

Susan Holbrook is a Canadian poet,^[1] whose collection Throaty Wipes was shortlisted for the Governor General's Award for English-language poetry at the 2016 Governor General's Awards.^[2]

Her debut poetry collection, misled, was published in 1999 while she was a graduate student at the University of Calgary.^[3] It was shortlisted for the Pat Lowther Award^[4] and the Alberta Writers Guild's Stephan G. Stephansson Award for Poetry.^[5] She then began teaching literature and creative writing at the University of Windsor,^[6] and followed up with Good Egg Bad Seed in 2004 and Joy Is So Exhausting in 2009. The latter collection was a shortlisted Trillium Award finalist in 2010.^[7]

She has also published the poetry textbook How to Read (and Write About) Poetry (2015), and wrote the play Why Do I Feel Guilty in the Changeroom at Britannia Pool? (2002).^[8]

Her 2021 collection Ink Earl was shortlisted for the 2022 ReLit Award for poetry.^[9]

Works

• misled (1999)
• Why Do I Feel Guilty in the Changeroom at Britannia Pool? (2002)
• Good Egg Bad Seed (2004)
• Joy Is So Exhausting (2009)
• How to Read (and Write About) Poetry (2015)
• Throaty Wipes (2016)
• Ink Earl (2021)

Notes and References

1. http://www.autostraddle.com/9-queer-canadian-poets-to-break-your-heart-and-put-it-back-together-again-289338/ "9+ Queer Canadian Poets to Break Your Heart and Put It Back Together Again"
2. https://www.theglobeandmail.com/arts/books-and-media/governor-generals-literary-award-short-list-a-serious-case-of-deja-vu/article32229006/ "Governor-General's Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu"
3. "Language acts as an active agent: National Poetry Month". Edmonton Journal, April 30, 2000.
4. "The lists are in: Prizes, prizes and more prizes". Vancouver Sun, April 8, 2000.
5. "Alberta book award finalists". Edmonton Journal, April 16, 2000.
6. "Authors, poets gather to mark Canada Book Day". Windsor Star, October 25, 2001.
7. "Canadian writers vie for Trillium Prize". National Post, June 2, 2010.
8. "This cup is anything but grey: Annual gay and lesbian arts celebration kicks off tonight". Edmonton Journal, November 21, 2002.
9. https://www.cbc.ca/books/15-poetry-books-shortlisted-for-2022-relit-awards-1.6437968 "15 poetry books shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards"