Sarah Blake (poet)
Sarah Blake is an American writer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Her debut novel, "Naamah", is a retelling of the Great Flood and the family's time on the ark. Her poetry books include "Mr. West" and "Let's Not Live on Earth", as well as the chapbook "Named After Death". She received a Literature Fellowship from the NEA in 2013. Life. Blake grew up in New Jersey. She attended The College of New Jersey as an undergraduate majoring in math and minoring in creative writing. She later received her MA in Creative Writing at the University of Texas  at Austin, and her MFA in Poetry from Pennsylvania State University. She currently lives outside London. Career. Blake has worked for the Geraldine R. Dodge Foundation and Princeton Day School. She also co-created the website Submittrs an online submission tracking tool for writers. In an editorial capacity, Blake was worked with Philadelphia publisher Saturnalia Books and MiPOesias. The New York Times described "Naamah" as a "very wild and superbly intelligent reimagining" of the Biblical story and a "21st-century riff on climate disaster."