SUE SWARTZ

Dates at Hedgebrook
May 2006 (Willow Cottage) 

Genres
Poetry

Publications and Productions

• "Thermodynamics", Isotope, forthcoming 2007
• "On the Eighth Day", Smartish Pace #11 (Summer, 2005)
• "Landlord to Such a Multitude", Lilith Magazine, v.29 #4 (Winter, 2005)
• "Sabbath Love Poem", Poetica Magazine #3 (Spring, 2004)
• "Why The Young Woman Hid Her Newborn", Maize, Writer's Center of Indiana #2 (Spring 2004)
• "Corpse Pose", Ruach Magazine (July 2003)
• "Kindling", Proposing on the Brooklyn Bridge, edited by Ginny Lowe Connors, Grayson Books (2003)
• "The Night Mable", Pudding Magazine, v. 13 (April 2002)
• "The Limits of Poetry", Peralta Press Annual v. 2 #1 (April 2002)
• "Creation", and "Angle", Jews. (October 2001)
• "Everest, June 1996", Gumball Poetry (Winter 2000)

Honors, Awards and Acknowledgements

• Honorable Mention, Beulah Rose Poetry Prize, Smartish Pace Magazine, (2005
• 2nd place, Charlotte Newberger Jewish Women’s Poetry contest, 2004
• Winner, Peralta Press Y2K Poetry Award, 2001
• Winner, Barnes & Noble Award for a local poet, Indiana University Writer’s Conference, 2000
  

Short Bio
A native New Yorker and former union organizer, I now live in the Heartland, where I teach and consult on social change, create alternative Jewish ritual, write, and generally make trouble. For the last handful of years, my writing has used biblical text to explore current events and the human condition. Now that the last of my 3 step-daughters has left the nest, I've become totally obsessed with learning ballroom dance.

Contact Information
shswartz@indiana.edu