Susan Atefat-Peckham

Susan Atefat-Peckham (August 12, 1970, in New York City – February 7, 2004) was an Iranian-American poet.^[1]

Susan Atefat-Peckham
Born	(1970-08-12)August 12, 1970 New York City
Died	February 7, 2004(2004-02-07) (aged 33) Jordan
Education	Baylor University University of Nebraska
Occupation	Poet

Life

She graduated from the Baylor University, and University of Nebraska with her PhD in 1999, where she was an Editorial Assistant for Prairie Schooner.^[2] She taught at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Hope College,^[3] where she was editor of Milkwood Review, and Georgia College & State University.^[4]

She and her son Cyrus were killed in an auto accident; her husband, Joel Peckham, mother, and youngest son Darius were hurt but survived.^[5]

Poetry

• "Dates"; "AMEH JOON", Nebraska Center for Writers
• That Kind of Sleep. Coffee House Press. 2001. ISBN 978-1-56689-116-5.
• Deep Are These Distances Between Us. CavanKerry Press. 2023. ISBN 978-1-93388-096-9.

References

1. "Voices from the Gaps".
2. "NCW--Susan Atefat Peckham". Archived from the original on 2012-07-13. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
3. . www.hope.edu. Archived from the original on 2006-09-11.
4. . Archived from the original on 2010-03-27. Retrieved 2009-08-13.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
5. OWEN MORITZ (February 10, 2004). "POET & SON DIE IN JORDAN CRASH". New York Daily News.

External links

• "An Interview With Poet Susan Atefat-Peckham", Poets & Writers