Born and raised in Detroit, Susan has recently returned to the area to be near her aging mother. In the 40+ years she was gone Susan earned a B.A. from Reed College and an M.F.A. from the Writing Programs at the University of Houston. She has been a reporter, editor and producer for NPR and NPR Music as well as running shows for North Carolina Public Radio, Minnesota Public Radio and KQED in San Francisco. She’s the author of a collection of poetry called Gathering Sound, as well as a Co-editor of the Anthology, Searching for Mary Poppins, and a contributor to several others. She’s taught writing and audio storytelling at Duke University, UNC Chapel Hill, NCCU (an HBCU) Wake Forest, Appalachian State and for the United States Department of State as a cultural diplomat in 8 countries. When possible Susan likes to walk in the Michigan woods, read a book by a quiet, cold lake, talk to her grown children on the phone and rediscover Detroit’s many wonderful coffeeshops, libraries and makers spaces
Contact Susan: Susied393@gmail.com
