Sarah Carson's poetry and other writing have appeared in The Rumpus, The Slowdown, Guernica, The Missouri Review, and The Christian Century, among others. She is the author of three full-length collections of poetry, including How to Baptize a Child in Flint, Michigan (Persea Books, 2022). She has been a recipient of and finalist for grants and fellowships from Tin House, the Poetry Foundation, the Martha's Vineyard Institute for Creative Writing, and the Michigan and Illinois Arts Councils. Born in Flint, Michigan, she now lives in East Lansing, where she is at work on a memoir about single motherhood, work, and the rules that govern the universe.

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Poems in which You Die

This is Tiny Tina

Buick City

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You don’t have to be good.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

Community Learning Curriculum

Being a Screenwriter: Part I

Being a Screenwriter: Part II

Being a Director