Poetry on the Road

Finding my road, and poetry along the way.

Meet Sarah

Sarah Skinner (she/ her/ hers) is a poet-activist and LGBTQIA+ community advocate. Her work reflects upon the impact of sexual and religious dominance narratives on women in the American South and includes insights gained from her adolescence in China as well as a degree in anthropology from the University of South Carolina. Sarah believes poetry and the arts can and should be used to bridge and heal cross-cultural differences. In 2018, she was invited to return to her home town of Columbia, SC to read poetry for both March for Our Lives and the Wear Orange marches.   In 2019, Sarah will be making her first appearance at the Wild Goose Festival, in Hot Springs, North Carolina. At Wild Goose, Sarah hopes to use her professional experience as a Director of Events at Montreat Conference Center, to share ways to design inclusive, empowering spaces for LGBTQIA+ members.  Sarah is also a trained dialogue facilitator (through the Kaleidoscope Institute: for diverse, sustainable communities). Sarah’s hobbies include CrossFit, karate, and tea parties with her five year old.