Sarah Hanson

Sarah Hanson is a poet, memoirist, and the Architect of Self-Permission. Her work lives at the intersection of trauma, embodiment, and the lifelong act of returning to oneself. She writes for anyone standing at the edge of a life that no longer fits, whispering you are allowed to leave.

Sarah’s writing carries the voice of a wise older sister, someone who has walked through the storm and offers what she has learned with warmth, nuance, and steadiness.

She holds a Master of Arts from the University of Chicago, the school that proudly prints “Where Fun Goes to Die” on t-shirts. She graduated from the school of No Fun, the academy of Childhood Trauma, and the higher education echelon of Domestic Abuse. She remains apprenticed to life and the universal curriculum of loss, joy, healing, redemption, and resurrection. She writes openly as an imperfect messenger, embracing the contradictions and complexity that real survival asks of us.

Hanson is a contributing editor for the anthology Shaking Off the Ashes, and her poetry has appeared in The Literary Times, Sierra Nevada Review, Saranac Review, and Anti-Heroin Chic. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband Jay, their three cats Darwin, Waffles, and Princess Leia, and a codependent To-Be-Read pile.