Susan Alexander

Bio

Susan Alexander’s poems have appeared or are upcoming in Canadian and international anthologies and literary magazines, such as The Times Literary Supplement, The Southern Review, Pangyrus, The New Quarterly and Arc. Her most recent publication is Berberitzen with Raven Chapbooks (2024). She is the author of two full collections, Nothing You Can Carry (2020) and The Dance Floor Tilts (2017) with Thistledown Press. Her poetry has won multiple awards, including the 2022 Vancouver’s City Poem Prize, The Mitchell Prize and the Short Grain Prize. She has hosted poetry readings and panels for the Federation of BC Writers and Victoria’s Festival of Writers. Susan lives on Nexwlélexm/Bowen Island, the traditional and unceded territory of the Squamish people.