Sierra DeMulder

Sierra DeMulder is an internationally-recognized poet, educator, and podcast host. She is a two-time National Poetry Slam champion, a five-time published author (The Bones Below, New Shoes, on a Dead Horse, We Slept Here, Today Means Amen, and Ephemera), and the co-host of Just Break Up, a globally popular advice podcast. In her freshman year of college, she discovered and fell in love with the spoken word. After plenty of spoken word performances, DeMulder shifted away from the slam poetry scene into the academic/publishing world. In an interview, DeMulder said, “I am honored by the image I have of people who read my poems and hold them. I so often think of those people, so many young women, who hold my books late at night.” In her most recent book, Ephemera, DeMulder touches on themes such as seasonality, nature, death, life, and the fragility of time. In all, the book is a movement from death to new life. Moreover, inspired by her experiences as a queer woman, mother, and survivor, her work often explores themes of womanhood, family, love, loss, and mental health. She regularly tours, performing at high schools, colleges, prisons, churches, and homeless shelters. Sierra lives in upstate New York with her wife and daughter.