Sierra Lynn Guilmartin
Creative Writing
High School: Philadelphia High School for Girls
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA
Summer Institute Program: Creative Writing
Sierra Lynn Guilmartin is a writer and musician from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her poetry is inspired by poetry books she's read by Samantha King, David Levithan and Ellen Hopkins. She also enjoys reading the horrors created by Amy Lukavics and the mysteries created by Hannah Jayne.
An excerpt from "There is a Family Now" by Sierra Lynn Guilmartin
I usually don’t like being here
The sun beats down upon me
I can’t remember if I put sunscreen on my scalp
We’re still holding hands standing in the ocean
And it’s not awkward at all
She drags me out further than I’ve ever been
It looks like she’s not stopping anytime soon
My fear of the water is washed away