About Carol Lynn Pearson
Carol Lynn Wright Pearson is an American poet, author, screenwriter, and playwright. She frequently addresses the topics of LGBT acceptance and the role of Latter-day Saint women. Pearson is best known for her memoir Goodbye, I Love You and the LDS musical My Turn on Earth. Her plays Pegora the Witch and Think Your Way to a Million won statewide contests in Utah; a third, Martyr-in-Waiting, was published by the LDS Church's Mutual Improvement Association. Her first book was the poetry collection, Beginnings, published in 1969.
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