Susan teaches creative writing to adults at various academic venues; and to individuals with special needs. She and her husband, the poet Kevin Higgins, have run Ireland"s acclaimed Over the Edge readings series since 2003. Susan and her husband were the subject of a documentary, Rhyming Couplet, made by Des Kilbane in 2009. Born in Philadelphia, Susan now makes her home in Galway, Ireland. This is her third poetry collection.