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Suzanne Roberts (born October 2, 1970) is an American poet, travel writer, and photographer.

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Biography

Suzanne Roberts was born in New York City to a British mother and Jewish father. She grew up in Southern California and currently lives in South Lake Tahoe, California. She is the author of the memoir Almost Somewhere: Twenty-Eight Days on the John Muir Trail, and four collections of poetry, Shameless (2007), Nothing to You (2008), Three Hours to Burn a Body: Poems on Travel (2011) and Plotting Temporality (2012). [1]

Roberts was named "The Next Great Travel Writer" by National Geographic's Traveler, [2] and her work has appeared in numerous magazines and journals, including Atlanta Review, The Fourth River , Matador, National Geographic's Intelligent Traveler, and National Geographic's Traveler. She received an "Honorable Mention" in the "Best Free Poetry Contest" in 2011 for her poems The Casualties of War and A Soldier's Making. [3]

Roberts holds degrees in Biology and English from Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and a doctorate in English with an emphasis in Literature and the Environment from University of Nevada, Reno. [4] She teaches English at Lake Tahoe Community College and is on the MFA low residency faculty at Sierra Nevada College.

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References

  1. Poems and Politics: An Interview with RK Bijuraj Tehelka
  2. Roberts is Winner of the Next Great Travel Writer Contest Media News Line
  3. (Winning Writers, Inc) (2011–2012). "Best Free Poetry Contests". Honorable Mention – Suzanne Roberts. Winning Writers. Archived from the original on February 9, 2013. Retrieved April 24, 2012.
  4. Confessional poetry New Times SLO
  5. http://www.outsideonline.com/blog/outdoor-adventure/2012-national-outdoor-book-award-winners-announced.html
  6. Mongolia National Geographic