Susan Arons Katz, American language arts specialist, writer, poet. Recipient Henry V. Larom prize Rockland Community College, 1976, Blue Ribbon award Southern Poetry Association, 1988; nominee Pushcart prize, 1976. Member Poetry Society of America, Conservatory of America Letters, Georgia Poetry Society, Arizona State Poetry Society (judge).

Her career includes: Poet-in-residence New York State Poets in Public Service, New York City, 1975-1996. Book review editor Bitterroot International Literature Magazine, 1985-1991. Workshop director Language Arts National-International Workshops, United States and Canada, since 1995.

Member reading panel Poets in Public Service. Workshop coordinator senior citizen and intergenerational workshops Finklestein Memorial Library., Spring Valley, New York, 1989. Consultant Disney Interactive, 1996.

Invited guest poet Donnell Library. Center, New York Public Library., 1980—1990. Presenter in field.

Her interests are: Skiing, hiking, bike and horseback riding, sailing, gardening.

Her published works include: Two Halves of the Same Silence, and The Separate Sides of Need.