John Sara

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John Sara is an author from Parma, Ohio. He received his MFA from Ashland University, where he teaches as an adjunct and edits for The Black Fork Review. His work has been featured in such places as Maudlin House, Blood+Honey, Bending Genres, BRUISER, Cul-de-sac of Blood and more. His debut poetry collection, The Poet Who Cried Monster, was published by Alien Buddha Press in January of 2026.

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A skeleton sitting against a wooden wall, holding a book titled 'The Poet Who Cried Monster' by John Sara, with a cartoonish speech bubble on the cover that says 'Boo, Dude! Open for a Scream - 43 Spine-Tingling Poems.'