Suzanne Buffam

Suzanne Buffam is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently A PILLOW BOOK (Canarium Books, 2016), which was named one of the ten Best Poetry Books of 2016 by The New York Times. Her other books are The Irrationalist, a finalist for the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize, and Past Imperfect, winner of Canada's 2006 Gerald Lampert Award. Her work has been supported by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jeannette Heian Ballard Writers' Trust, and the Canada Council for...See more

Suzanne Buffam is the author of three collections of poetry, most recently A PILLOW BOOK (Canarium Books, 2016), which was named one of the ten Best Poetry Books of 2016 by The New York Times. Her other books are The Irrationalist, a finalist for the 2011 Griffin Poetry Prize, and Past Imperfect, winner of Canada's 2006 Gerald Lampert Award. Her work has been supported by fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Jeannette Heian Ballard Writers' Trust, and the Canada Council for the Arts. Born and raised in Canada, she lives in Chicago. See less