Susan Briante
- Professor, English
- Member of the Graduate Faculty
Contact
- (520) 621-1836
- Modern Languages, Rm. 445
- Tucson, AZ 85721
- sbriante@arizona.edu
Degrees
- Ph.D. English
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
- American Ruins: Nostalgia, Amnesia and Blitzkrieg Bop.
- M.A. Comparative Literature
- University of Texas at Austin, Austin, Texas, United States
- Writing the Other Shore: Octavio Paz, India, and “El mono gramático.”
- M.F.A. Creative Writing-Poetry
- Florida International University, Miami, Florida, United States
- Pioneers in the Study of Motion
- B.S. Journalism
- Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, United States
Work Experience
- The University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona (2013 - Ongoing)
- The University of Texas at Dallas (2012 - 2013)
- The University of Texas at Dallas (2006 - 2012)
Awards
- Hawthornden Castle Residency
- Hawthornden Foundation, Fall 2024
- Moulin à Nef Studio Center
- Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Spring 2024
- Poetry Foundation Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism
- Poetry Foundation, Fall 2021
- The Best American Poetry
- The Best American Poetry/Simon Schuester, Fall 2021
- Best American Essays 2019, Honorable Mention
- Best American Essays 2019, Fall 2019
- Goldfarb Family Fellowship in Creative Nonfiction
- Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, Fall 2019 (Award Finalist)
- Two week Artist's Residency
- Ucross Foundation, Fall 2018
- Pushcart Prize Nominee
- Pushcart Prize Contributing Editor, Spring 2018 (Award Nominee)
- Pushcart Prize Contributing Editor, Spring 2017 (Award Nominee)
- Pushcart Prize Contributing Editor, Spring 2016 (Award Nominee)
- Pushcart Prize Contributing Editor, Spring 2015 (Award Nominee)
- AWP Faculty Spotlight
- Association of Writers and Writing Programs, Spring 2015
- Copper Canyon Press Open Submission
- Copper Canyon Press, Spring 2014 (Award Finalist)
- Nightboat Poetry Prize
- Nightbook Books, Spring 2014 (Award Finalist)
- National Poetry Series
- National Poetry Series, Fall 2013 (Award Finalist)
Interests
Teaching
Poetry and Poetics, Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Documentary Studies, Translation, Affect Theory,
Research
Poetry and Poetics, Creative Nonfiction, Creative Writing, Documentary Studies, Translation, Environmental Writing,
Courses
2024-25 Courses
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Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 409 (Spring 2025) -
Field Studies in Writing
ENGL 221 (Spring 2025) -
Intro Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 209 (Fall 2024) -
Writing Project Poetry
ENGL 609 (Fall 2024)
2023-24 Courses
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Creative Writing Pedagogy
ENGL 595P (Fall 2023) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Fall 2023) -
Poetry Writing
ENGL 309 (Fall 2023)
2022-23 Courses
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Intro Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 209 (Spring 2023) -
Master's Report
ENGL 909 (Spring 2023) -
Thesis
ENGL 910 (Spring 2023) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Fall 2022) -
Modern Literature
ENGL 596H (Fall 2022) -
Professional Studies
ENGL 595A (Fall 2022)
2021-22 Courses
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Honors Thesis
ENGL 498H (Spring 2022) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Spring 2022) -
Internship
ENGL 593 (Spring 2022) -
Intro Creative Writing: Poetry
ENGL 209 (Spring 2022) -
Master's Report
ENGL 909 (Spring 2022) -
Professional Studies
ENGL 595A (Spring 2022) -
Thesis
ENGL 910 (Spring 2022) -
Honors Thesis
ENGL 498H (Fall 2021) -
Modern Literature
ENGL 596H (Fall 2021) -
Professional Studies
ENGL 595A (Fall 2021) -
Thesis
ENGL 910 (Fall 2021)
2020-21 Courses
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Elmnts of Craft/Creative Write
ENGL 215 (Spring 2021) -
Master's Report
ENGL 909 (Spring 2021) -
Writing Project Poetry
ENGL 609 (Spring 2021) -
Independent Study
ENGL 499 (Fall 2020) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Fall 2020) -
Modern Literature
ENGL 596H (Fall 2020) -
Poetry Writing
ENGL 309 (Fall 2020)
2019-20 Courses
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Elmnts of Craft/Creative Write
ENGL 215 (Spring 2020) -
Honors Thesis
ENGL 498H (Spring 2020) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Spring 2020) -
Intro Writing Of Poetry
ENGL 209 (Spring 2020) -
Master's Report
ENGL 909 (Spring 2020) -
Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 409 (Fall 2019) -
Elmnts of Craft/Creative Write
ENGL 215 (Fall 2019) -
Honors Thesis
ENGL 498H (Fall 2019) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Fall 2019) -
Thesis
ENGL 910 (Fall 2019)
2018-19 Courses
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Advanced Poetry Writing
ENGL 409 (Spring 2019) -
Elmnts of Craft/Creative Write
ENGL 215 (Spring 2019) -
Honors Thesis
ENGL 498H (Spring 2019) -
Independent Study
ENGL 499 (Fall 2018) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Fall 2018) -
Modern Literature
ENGL 596H (Fall 2018) -
Poetry Writing
ENGL 309 (Fall 2018)
2017-18 Courses
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Independent Study
ENGL 499 (Spring 2018) -
Poetry Writing
ENGL 309 (Spring 2018) -
Writing Project Poetry
ENGL 609 (Spring 2018) -
Independent Study
ENGL 499 (Fall 2017) -
Independent Study
ENGL 599 (Fall 2017) -
Intro Writing Of Poetry
ENGL 209 (Fall 2017) -
Modern Literature
ENGL 596H (Fall 2017) -
Poetry Writing
ENGL 309 (Fall 2017)
2016-17 Courses
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Master's Report
ENGL 909 (Spring 2017) -
Writing Project Poetry
ENGL 609 (Spring 2017)
2015-16 Courses
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Honors Thesis
ENGL 498H (Spring 2016) -
Master's Report
ENGL 909 (Spring 2016) -
Poetry Writing
ENGL 309 (Spring 2016) -
Writing Project Poetry
ENGL 609 (Spring 2016)
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