Suzanne Buffam is a

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, author of three collections of poetry, and associate professor of practice in the arts at the University of Chicago. Her third, A Pillow Book, was named by the New York Times as one of the ten best books of poetry in 2016. Her first, ''Past Imperfect'' (House of Anansi Press, 2005), won the

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in 2006. Her second, ''The Irrationalist'' (Carnarium Books, 2010), was shortlisted for the 2011

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. Her poems have been published in literary journals and magazines including ''The New York Times, Poetry, Jubilat, A Public Space, Denver Quarterly, Colorado Review,

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,'' and ''Prairie Schooner''; and in anthologies including ''Breathing Fire: Canada's New Poets.'' She earned an MA in English from

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in Montreal, and an MFA from the

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. Born in Montreal and raised in Vancouver, B.C., she lives in Chicago. Buffam was a judge for the 2013

Awards

* 2012 National Endowment for the Arts Award * 2011 Jeannette Heian Ballard Writers' Trust Award * 2006

* 1998 CBC Literary Award for PoetryGriffin Poetry Prize > Awards & Poets > Shortlists > 2011 > Suzanne Buffam
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References

External links

Author website

Griffin Poetry Prize biography of Suzanne Buffam, including video clip

The Poetry Foundation > Poets & Poems">Poem: "Enough" by Suzanne Buffam > The Poetry Foundation > Poets & Poems

* [http://www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/1-legacy/16-all-book-reviews/article/42137-fiction-book-reviews-2-22-2010.html Review: ''Publishers Weekly'' > February 22, 2010 > ''The Irrationalist'' by Suzanne Buffam]
Review: ''The Irrationalist'' by Suzanne Buffam > Reviewed by John Whalen > ''The Colorado Review''
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