The Poetess
Beauty abounds within Sarah Hanson’s poetry collections, nestled in stark contrast within stories of childhood trauma, domestic abuse, survivorship, and resilience. Hanson’s work disrupts the narrative of performative goodness, tackling infidelity, alcohol, suicide, and the mottled legacy of generational anger with candor that is both tender and tenderizing to the reader. She refuses easy answers, accepting the mantles of both villain and victim without flinching. Hanson writes for anyone who has lived a hard story with hard choices and has ached to hear it told beautifully.
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Edited by Sarah Hanson, Shaking Off The Ashes is a compelling anthology that showcases 59 previously unpublished poems from a diverse group of neurodivergent and neurotypical poets. Each poem delves into the nonlinear, often unpredictable journey of healing wounds that leave deep, invisible scars—those that can never be fully erased.
Through a range of voices and styles, the poets offer intimate reflections on the complexities of returning to oneself after pain, loss, or trauma.
About
The Poet
Get to Know Sarah
Sarah Hanson is an emerging poet with an MA from the University of Chicago who is currently finishing her first full-length collection of poems.
Her work has been featured in Sierra Nevada Review, The Literary Times, Saranac Review, and Anti-Heroin Chic, among other literary magazines. She is a contributing editor of Shaking Off the Ashes. Sarah’s writing explores such themes as: healing from abuse and trauma, creating meaningful connection, finding safety in authentic expression, and reintegrating with the natural world.
The Minnesota native lives in Minneapolis with her husband Jay; her three cats Darwin, Waffles, and Princess Leia; and a codependent To Be Read book pile that will follow her into the afterlife.
Reviews of Sarah Hanson's Poetry
"Sarah Hanson's poems flash and cut like unsheathed knives in this important, memorable collection. As she writes her way out of the horrors of domestic violence and into the realm of hard-earned freedom, she pulls the reader's heart along with her. I can't remember the last time I cared so much, and felt so invested in, a new author."
Elizabeth Gilbert, best-selling author of Eat, Pray, Love and Big Magic
