Sarah, Robyn

Robyn Sarah won the Governor General’s Award for poetry in 2015. Her poems have been included in The Norton Anthology of Poetry and have been read by Garrison Keillor on “The Writer’s Almanac.” She has also published short stories. Robyn has 20 years’ experience as a CEGEP English teacher, and has served as a facilitator for creative writing groups and workshops for participants of all ages. Her approach depends on the class she is visiting, so she prefers to confer with the teacher to select material that will be thematically or otherwise appropriate. Robyn usually reads from her own and others’ work, talks about the selections she has read, and answers students’ questions about the presentation or writing in general; on request she can also prepare a presentation on the writer’s perspective and how it can enhance the teaching of literature.