About

Originally from the East Coast, Hannah Tool is an educator, parent, and poet living in Santa Cruz, CA with her husband, a small garden, and a ferocious four-year-old. In her work as public high school teacher she seeks to bring joy, care and a critical lens into her classroom and a love of writing to her campus community, where she advises the Creative Writing Club. She is a member of the Hive Poetry Collective and her poems have been published in multiple print and online literary journals. Her poem “let go willingly” was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. Her debut poetry chapbook, Allegory of a Caved in Woman (Finishing Line Press) is set to release April 2027.

Contact

@grubbysunbeam on Instagram

HannahTool@gmail.com