Susan Holbrook

Susan Holbrook
Born	January 16th 1967
Occupation	poet
Nationality	Canadian
Period	1990s-present
Notable works	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)

References

1. "9+ Queer Canadian Poets to Break Your Heart and Put It Back Together Again". Autostraddle , May 12, 2015.
2. "Governor-General's Literary Award short list a serious case of déjà vu". The Globe and Mail , October 4, 2016.
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. "15 poetry books shortlisted for 2022 ReLit Awards". CBC Books, May 2, 2022.