select poems
"Postpartum Psychology III," Shenandoah 74.1-2
“The First Book of Rita Imogene,” Chapter House Journal
“Medical,” The Volta
“Home Salon,” AZ Central Poetry Spot
“Appraisal Report,” Now and Then: The Appalachian Magazine
“Deploying,” Matter Monthly
“The Marriage Voyage of Juan Ramón Jimenez, 1916,” Blackbird
"Juana la Loca, Queen of Castille," Hinchas de Poesía
poetry translation
“Rotational Equilibrium” by Adriana Bañares, Spilled Milk
“Domestic Zebras and Other Poems,” David Leo García, Drunken Boat
thoughts in prose
I interviewed poet & translator Jon Davis about his translations of Naseer Hassan’s work.
“An Interview with Jon Davis,” Waxwing Magazine
I reviewed Tomas Q. Morín’s translation Pablo Neruda’s The Heights of Macchu Picchu
“Hunger, man’s coral reef: An Encounter with The Heights of Macchu Picchu,” Waxwing Magazine
I spoke with the legendary poet Tina Chang while working for Four Way Books.
“Tina Chang in Conversation with Sara Sams,” Four Way Books Blog
I participated in the 2024 March Xness Essay competition, and got rather far with my love for Shakira.
“Authenticity and Shame in the Time of Shakira,” March Danceness
Sara Sams 