Meet Sarah Hanson, Author and Poet
Sarah Hanson is an author, poet, and truth-teller based in Minneapolis. Her debut memoir-in-verse, Conjuring the Hurricane (April 2026), offers one map of survival, weaving together stories of domestic violence, childhood trauma, sisterhood, grief, and second love. Praised by Elizabeth Gilbert for her “unsheathed knives” of truth, Sarah writes with candor that is both tender and sharp, creating space for survivor stories and resilience to be told beautifully.
My Story
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.
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Off the Page
When she isn’t writing, Sarah can be found reading under a pile of cats (Darwin, Waffles, and Princess Leia), gathering in circles of women, or tucked in a coffee shop corner with a notebook in hand. She lives with her husband Jay in Minneapolis, MN.
Contact
For speaking invitations, press opportunities, or event inquiries, please get in touch with my publicist.