National Poetry Series
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Susan Atefat-Peckham
スーザン・アテファト＝ペックハム
Susan Atefat-Peckham
Aliases:
Susan Atefat Peckham
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1970-08-12 （New York City）
- Died
- 2004-02-07 （Jordan） age 33
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- New York City → Lincoln, Nebraska → Hope College (Holland, Michigan) → Milledgeville, Georgia (Georgia College & State University)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Academic
- Active Years
- 1994-2004
- Affiliations
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln (faculty), Hope College (faculty, editor), Georgia College & State University (faculty)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baylor University | — | — | — | — | United States |
| University of Nebraska–Lincoln | — | — | PhD | 1995–1999 | United States |
Baylor University
Country:
United States
University of Nebraska–Lincoln
Degree:
PhD
Period:
1995–1999
Year of Graduation:
1999
Country:
United States
Served as an editorial assistant for Prairie Schooner during her studies
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
That Kind of Sleep
2001 PoetryA collection of poems that explores memory, family, loss, and identity through delicate imagery and a lyrical, personal voice.
familylossmemoryidentity
Deep Are These Distances Between Us
2023 PoetryA posthumous collection of poems dealing with immigration, diaspora experiences, family relations, and remembrances of the deceased.
immigrationdiasporalossremembrance
Bibliography
- That Kind of Sleep
- Deep Are These Distances Between Us
- Poems: "Dates" and "AMEH JOON" among others
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- lyrical and intimate voiceimage-driven, condensed expression
- Recurring Motifs
- family and motherhooddeath and losscultural roots and diasporafragments of memory
Legacy
Susan Atefat-Peckham is regarded as a poet who articulated the Iranian-American perspective through delicate verse. Though she died young in an automobile accident, her work continues to be read, including posthumous publications.
Archives
- University of Nebraska–Lincoln related collections
Trivia
- She died on February 7, 2004, in a car accident in Jordan; her son Cyrus also died. Her husband Joel Peckham, her mother, and her younger son Darius were injured but survived.
- She earned her PhD from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln in 1999.