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Sarah Carlson developed her unique poetic voice as she began to process the sudden death of her husband, Barry, both therapeutically and out in the natural world. She combines her writing with photography of scenes from her outdoor adventures in her home state of Maine and other wild places. Her second book, In the Currents of Quiet, spans almost fourteen years of writing and contains more than 150 poetry and photography pairings. Her third book, Tender Light Softens, has been written through the pandemic and was published by Golden Dragonfly Press this fall.

Sarah received her B.S. in Education in 1990 and her M.Ed. in 2009. Her books beautifully blend her love of the outdoors, journey toward wellness, and over 30 years of experience as an educator. Carlson believes that while word choice is important, especially to a poet, it’s really the essence of our experiences that matters. She shares her work with the hope that readers access moments of stillness where clarity crystallizes in whatever way they may need in their own times of exploration and personal growth.