| Intro | American poet |
| Is |
Writer Screenwriter Poet Television producer Essayist Editor Journalist |
| From | United States of America |
| Type |
Film, TV, Stage & Radio Journalism Literature |
| Gender | female |
| Birth | 10 July 1939, Philadelphia |
| Age: | 81 years |
Susan Sherman (born 1939) is an American “radical” poet and playwright and the founder of IKON magazine.
Career
Sherman’s work is connected to the Women’s Liberation Movement (WLM) in the 1970s and 1980s. She is a self-proclaimed radical poet. Her poem Lilith of the Wildwood, of the Fair Places depicts Lilith as an outlaw figure. In addition to writing poetry, plays, and articles, she also was a cultural organizer and worked as an editor and wrote reviews. She was close friends with May Sarton whose work she edited. She was also the founder of IKON magazine that ran from 1967 to 1994.