Susie B. Mee

Background

Susie B. Mee was born on December 29, 1938 in Trion, Georgia, United States. Daughter of J. Leo and Addie (McWilliams) Baker.

Education

Susie graduated from the University of Georgia with a B.F.A. She also attended Yale University. Later, she received her M.A. from Hollins College in 1994.

Career

Susie worked as a part-time assistant professor of creative writing at New York University, New York City since 1987. Mee was a teacher of poetry workshop at Staten Island College since 1995. Besides, she was a consultant to Teachers and Writers Collaborative and past vice-president of West 22nd Street Block Association.

Achievements

• Mee has been a Yaddo resident and a resident at MacDowell Colony and Virginia Center for the Creative Arts. She received the grant from NYSCA in 1979 and the Artists Award from New York Foundation between 1990 and 1993.

Works

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• book

  • Downhome: An Anthology
  • The Undertaker's Daughter
  • The Girl Who Loved Elvis

Membership

Susie has been a member of Teachers and Writers Collaborative, West 22nd Street Block Association.

Interests

• Opera, reading gardening books, theater

Connections

Susie married Charles Mee Jr., but they divorced in 1981. She has 2 children: Erin B., Chaz.

Father:

J. Leo Baker

Mother:

Addie (McWilliams) Baker

Spouse:

Charles Mee Jr.

child:

Erin B. Mee

child:

Chaz Mee