Susan Rose April—poet, essayist, visual artist
As I came home through the woods with my string of fish, trailing my pole, it being now quite dark, I caught a glimpse of a woodchuck stealing across my path, and felt a strange thrill of savage delight, and was strongly tempted to seize and devour him raw; not that I was hungry then, except for that wildness which he represented. Thoreau, Walden, 1854.
This website is that woodchuck. On surface, it’s a place to learn about my writing, my art, But more: about wildness. Where is home? What string of fish do I carry? Have I shared enough? How will I be judged?
My Roots: Thoreau, Kerouac, Dickinson, Joan Didion.
Artistic Mission: The knife edge between wildness and tame.
ENJOY the JOURNEY!
NEW! Closing out May 2026 — Visual art in Strange Hymnal. Fantastic three week Residency at Atlantic Center for the Arts in New Smyrna Beach, FL, with wonderful Charlie Hailey as Mentor. Great progress on Henry David Thoreau series of travel image-poems (Concord and Cape Cod). Published Little Fruits Magazine CNF piece. Acceptances with Collateral, Special 10th Anniversary Edition (forthcoming) and 5 Minutes, 100 Words (forthcoming). Hope back half of 2026 is as productive.
Strange Hymnal. https://strangehymnal.com/volumes/2026/issues/1?work=greetings-from-marineland
Little Fruits Magazine. https://www.littlefruitsmagazine.com/pears-honey
Charlie Hailey. https://charliehailey.com
Atlantic Center for the Arts. https://atlanticcenterforthearts.org/residencies/mair-program
