Suzanne Cleary

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Suzanne Cleary is the author of several poetry collections, including The Odds (NYQ Books, 2024), winner of the Laura Boss Narrative Poetry Award; Crude Angel (BkMk Press, 2018); and Beauty Mark, winner of the John Ciardi Prize for Poetry. 

The recipient of fellowships from Yaddo and MacDowell, her additional honors include two Pushcart Prizes. A core faculty member in Converse University’s creative writing MFA program, Cleary lives in Peekskill, New York.