Suzannah V Evans

About

Dr. Suzannah V. Evans is a poet, researcher, and educator. Her debut full poetry collection is Under the Blue (Bloomsbury Poetry, September 2025). She is the author of Brightwork and Marine Objects / Some Language, and the editor of All Keyboards are Legitimate: Versions of Jules Laforgue, an anthology versioning the nineteenth-century French poet Laforgue (Guillemot Press). A chapter of her work appears in Carcanet’s anthology New Poetries VIII. Her poetry has been awarded the Ivan Juritz Prize for Creative Experiment and a Northern Writers’ Award, performed at international festivals, and broadcast on BBC Radio. She holds an AHRC-funded PhD in modern poetry from Durham University.

Suzannah has taught creative writing and literature for the Universities of Bristol, Durham, and Teesside. She teaches for Bristol Folk House, City Lit, and The Poetry School, and her extensive experience of designing and delivering creative writing and literature education activities includes collaborations with Underfall Yard, Caring in Bristol, Carers Support, The Rockfield Centre, Scottish Association for Marine Science, Sir John Soane’s Museum, and Keats House. Her teaching practice centres on play and experimentation, with interactive exercises designed to encourage students into new ways of thinking and writing. Find out more on her personal website here, or via Twitter/X @SuzannahVEvans.

Student Testimonials

‘I really enjoyed the course and learnt a great deal. It was also very rewarding to work with an extremely knowledgeable tutor and positive group of participants.’

‘This course has been a major turning-point in my creativity . . . I’ve loved the systematic, enriching delivery of the different forms of poetry writing. This was a revelation and Suzannah made the technical aspects so accessible and thought-provoking.’

‘I have felt like a “child in the sweetshop” surrounded by delights and tasting them all.’

‘I most enjoyed Suzannah’s upbeat, enthusiastic, non-judgemental approach. And her handouts are exceptionally good. Perfect!’

‘Really expanded my mind and I feel super optimistic about my writing. Warm encouraging leadership – I felt held.’

‘It was great! My brain felt zingy and alive!’