Sarah Todman is the author of New Year's Eve, a contemporary fiction novel set in outback Queensland
'A poem is a difficult thing to define. What is it? It's a little block of ink on a page, sometimes five lines long, sometimes fifty. It's a house of memory. It's a clockwork thing you can carry in your pocket; take it out, set it to go, and it goes.'
Pàdraig Ó Tuama, Poetry Unbound
In 2022 I developed a crush. On writing poetry.
Moving words around on the page. Experimenting with rhythm, sometimes rhyme. Working through thoughts & feelings. What a joyous way to grow & play as a writer.
Four years on and that crush has turned to love. A deep and abiding one. Poetry has become a fundamental part of my being.
I am proud to call myself a poet.
You can read some of my poems below, buy my collections, Notebook Heart and Storybook Soul or follow along with my poetry writing adventures on instagram.
A new collection of poetry to tug at your heartstrings.
Make a cup of tea, get cosy, and enter my world with Storybook Soul.
Available now in paperback.
This collection, my first, offers up 35 poems from my notebook heart.
Come explore the different rhythms of heartache, hope, life & love with me.
Available now in paperback & e-book.
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©️Sarah Todman 2026