Sarah O'Neal

Bio

Sarah O’Neal is a poet, writer, and artist born and raised in the Bay Area. Sarah’s work grapples with the impact of historical trauma on familial memory and the way systems of oppression impact the most intimate detail of our lives. Her work is informed by interests in mourning rituals, queer poetics, and Black liberation. Sarah’s debut collection, Even Two Hands Pressed Together Are Split, brought together poetry, photography, and ephemera such as riso printed postcards and handwritten stickers, to create an immersive experience for readers as a means of exploring the way embodied trauma shapes all of our relationships. Sarah is a 2023-24 TransAtlantic Media Fellow and her writing has been featured in Teen Vogue, The Ex-Puritan, and the Institute for Palestine Studies.