Susan Atefat-Peckham (August 12, 1970, in

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– February 7, 2004) was an Iranian-American

poet A poet is a person who studies and creates poetry. Poets may describe themselves as such or be described as such by others. A poet may simply be the creator ( thinker, songwriter, writer, or author) who creates (composes) poems (oral or writte ...

Life

She graduated from the

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, and

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with her PhD in 1999, where she was an Editorial Assistant for ''Prairie Schooner''. She taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hope College, where she was editor of ''Milkwood Review'', and Georgia College & State University. She and her son Cyrus were killed in an auto accident; her husband,

Joel Peckham Joel B. Peckham, Jr. is an American poet, scholar of American literature and a creative writer. Education Peckham graduated from Middlebury College. Career He has taught at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, Hope College, and the Georgia Mil ...

, mother, and youngest son Darius were hurt but survived.

Poetry

"Dates"; "AMEH JOON", ''Nebraska Center for Writers''
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References

External links

"An Interview With Poet Susan Atefat-Peckham", ''Poets & Writers''
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