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Susan Sonde, American writer. Recipient Capricorn Book award West Side Young Men’s Christian Association, Maryland State Arts award in Poetry Maryland State Arts Council, 2001; fellow Virginia Ctr for Arts. Member Academy American Poets, Writer's Voice, Poetry Society of America (Gordon Barber Memorial award 1985).

Background

Sonde, Susan was born on November 17, 1940 in New York City. Daughter of John Walter and Elizabeth (Frant) Kolisch.

Education

Master of Arts in German Literature, Johns Hopkins University, 1967. Master of Arts in Studio Art, University Maryland, 1970.

Career

Poetry instructor University Maryland, College Park, 1970—1972. Instructor Writer's Center, Glen Echo Park and Bethesda.

Achievements

  • Susan Sonde has been listed as a notable writer by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Academy American Poets, Writer's Voice, Poetry Society of America (Gordon Barber Memorial award 1985).

Interests

  • Pottery.

Connections

Married Theodore Irwin Sonde, September 12, 1964. Children: Andrea Hawthorne, David.

Father:
John Walter Kolisch

Mother:
Elizabeth (Frant) Kolisch

Spouse:
Theodore Irwin Sonde

child:
David Sonde

child:
Andrea Hawthorne Sonde