Emmy-nominated poet Susanna Rich performed at Bucks April 15, 2014.

Known by many as a songwriter and English professor, Rich was at Bucks on Tuesday afternoon to perform her latest piece, “Shakespeare’s *itches.”

Presented by the Tyler Literary Society, Rich was here to entertain students and faculty on Tuesday the 15th with an immersive performance from one of her most recent projects.

“It is comprised of original songs I have written from the points of view of some of Shakespeare’s women and also of our contemporary counterparts,” described Rich about her upcoming performance.

“From the page to the stage,” Rich is known for her powerful, staged poetry readings. As mentioned in the Star-Ledger, Rich “engages the audience to participate through verbal cues during her performances; very unlike typical poetry readings where poets stand at a podium reciting their verse.”

Rich was inspired by Philip Dacey’s ability to read his work by heart, so Rich did the same when she was invited to feature in “The Warren County Poetry Festival”.

Rich said, “I recite my sets by heart and embodied the words by how I moved.” Each show is between an hour and an hour and a half long, and is comprised of her original poems and songs.

Rich has been an active poet for a while and has created over 2,000 pieces. She is well known for her two successful poetry collections titled “Television Daddy” and “The Drive Home,” which Rich transformed into a staged poetry reading, along with “Ashes, Ashes: A Poet Responds to the Holocaust.”

Among her many accomplishments, the most notable was Rich’s nomination for a 2009 Emmy award for her poetry that was featured in “Cobb Field: A Day at the Ballpark,” a PBS documentary of a Montana baseball field.

In 2012, Rich started “Wild Nights Productions”, which is the establishment for her one-woman, audience-Interactive, poetry happenings.

Rich says, “I take it as my contribution to poetry, to invent and reinvent new vehicles for bringing our art to audiences.”

Rich noticed as she rehearsed her poems that memorizing them and anticipating personifying helped her in the revision process. “I can’t tell you how many times I came home from a walk teeming with ideas for the poems.”

Rich is always on tour performing at theaters, churches, schools, community centers and colleges.

The Tyler Literary Society is always eager and happy to have talented performers such as Susanna Rich perform at the school. Her delivery is recognized through the use of song, poetry, and acting.

You can learn more about Rich and her work at www.wildnightsproductions.com, and her teaching blog at becauseicanteach.blogspot.com.

Help her reach 450 Likes on Facebook at, “Shakespeare’s *itches: The Musical” by April 23 at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Shakespeares-itches-The-Musical/1433030523609031

Rich’s performance of Shakespeare’s *itches was delivered in the Gallagher room on Tuesday April 15th from 1-3pm.

The Tyler Literary Society isthrilled to have talented authors and performers like Rich work with them, and they hope that in the future, there will be other artists who will come spread their knowledge with Bucks students.