poet & educator

Sarah Karowski (she/her) grew up in Dallas, Texas. Her debut chapbook, Americana Folktale, is forthcoming from Emerald Coast Writers. She received her Bachelor's in Creative Writing from the University of North Texas and worked as a dog trainer for years before she received her Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing from the Mississippi University for Women. Now, she teaches English at Tallahassee State College and works as a corporate writer. Her poetry has been featured in magazines like the Dew Drop, the Passionfruit Review, Drunk Monkeys, the Elevation Review, and COALESCE Community, as well as anthologies with Indie Blu(e) Publishing, Five South, Moonstone Arts Center, and Quillkeepers Press. Sarah currently lives in Tallahassee, Florida, with her found family and two dogs. She volunteers her time at the local LGBTQ+ book store, Common Ground Books, where she teaches poetry workshops and moderates a queer poetry book club. She spends her free time trying to call dragonflies to her telepathically.