Sarah A. Etlinger

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Biography

Sarah A. Etlinger is a poet and professor of English who currently lives in Milwaukee, Wisconsin with her family. A New Hampshire native, she has always been in touch with her Jewish roots. Her work blends her Jewish background with contemporary concerns of parenthood, feminism, relationships, and literary influences. Her interests include cooking, baking, traveling, and spending time by Lake Michigan.

Published Works

The Weather Gods (Fernwood Press, Nov. 2022)
Little Human Things (Clare Songbirds, 2020)
Never One for Promises (Kelsay Books, 2018)

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Links to Sample Works

• Minyan Magazine, “Poem with Husband and Turtle”, “Yom Kippur”, “pomegranate / seeded apple / beginnings”, and “Learning to Be Brave”
• Rattle, “Love is an Intransitive Verb”
• Rust and Moth, “Day of Reckoning”

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Education

Skidmore College, B.A. with Honors, English
Syracuse University, M.A., English
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Ph.D. Rhetoric and Composition

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