Susan J. Atkinson

Susan J. Atkinson is an Ottawa-based poet who was born and raised in Northern England. She spent fifteen years in the Toronto film industry before settling in Ottawa. She is also a teacher. Her debut collection, The Marta Poems, was published by Silver Bow Publishing in 2020, and her second major collection, all things small, followed from the same press in 2024. Her poems have appeared in journals including The New Quarterly, Queen's Quarterly, ARC, and Room. She has won several prizes, including Honourable Mention in The New Quarterly's 2023 Nick Blatchford Occasional Verse Contest.