Susan Browne is a poet and musician based in Oakland California. She has had a string of poems published in respected journals and collections and has studied and collaborated with some of the best contemporary poets in the States. Susan has taught Creative Writing at Diablo Valley College for a number of years. Her first collection (‘Buddha’s Dogs’) was published in 2004, followed by ‘Zephyr’ in 2010. Her most recent collection - ‘Just Living’ (2019) won the Catamaran Poetry Prize last year.