Faculty Profile
Adrienne Su
Professor of Creative Writing; Poet-in-Residence (2000)
Contact Information
East College Room 309
717-245-1346
http://adriennesu.ink
Bio
Adrienne Su teaches advanced poetry writing, introductory poetry and fiction, and a creative nonfiction course focused on food. She is the author of five books of poems, most recently 'Peach State' (Pitt, 2021), which was named one of 2022's Books All Georgians Should Read and a finalist for the Paterson Poetry Prize. Her first prose book, 'Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet,' a collection of essays on food and poetry, was published in 2024. Among her awards are fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts, Virginia Center for the Creative Arts, and Yaddo. Her poems appear in six volumes of 'The Best American Poetry.'
Education
- B.A., Harvard and Radcliffe College, 1989
- M.F.A., University of Virginia, 1993
2025-2026 Academic Year
Fall 2025
CRWR 219 Creative Nonfict: Writing Food
Students taking Creative Nonfiction: Writing about Food will write food-related essays that channel some of the techniques of fiction writing, such as characterization, conflict, and the creation of a distinctive voice. Instructor and peer critiques will provide guidance for revision. We will also read classic and contemporary literature on food, including authors such as M.F.K. Fisher, Anthony Bourdain, Yiyun Li, Margaret Renkl, Fuchsia Dunlop, Chang-rae Lee, and Jonathan Swift.
CRWR 319 Adv Creative Writing: Poetry
Writing and discussion of poetry.
Prerequisite: 218 or permission of the instructor.