Molly's voice is crisp and decided yet relaxed and just close enough somehow ... and the pieces all are impeccably shaped and written. Fearless, clear-eyed work. - John Updike The inimitable Molly Fisk, known for the quirky warmth of her radio essays, revered as the mentor-coach of the on-line Poetry Boot Camp, is a poet who writes with her whole heart, making her second volume a tour de force of sensuality and hard fact. The More Difficult Beauty returns emotion to the American poem with its supple lines, tempering the difficult - death, and love - with the zinnias of bright, ebullient imagery. Fisk is luminous and loud, lucid and soft, driven and wandering. Candor and humor are her hallmarks in these poems, marvels of sheer whimsy and broad, wicked observation. - Molly Peacock Whether coming to terms with middle age, an abusive childhood, or pondering the 'conspiracy' of the Truckee River's 'ten thousand drops', Molly Fisk's careful eye takes it in. This poet braves the more difficult places and in doing so reveals the world's simple truths. - Dorianne Laux

The More Difficult Beauty

Literature & Fiction

Fisk, Molly

Poetry

Hip Pocket Press

100 Parades: California Poets in the Schools Statewide Poetry Anthology 2000

California Poets in the Schools

Poetry. A rich and varied body of work form an accomplished poet, through which runs the dark thread of incest, a leavening humor, and the deep solace of the natural world. Delineated with sharp visual detail and emotional complexity, this book breaks new ground. It is sure to be noticed, talked about, and remembered. Jane Hirschfield says of LISTENING TO WINTER, Molly Fisk brings to her readers a poetry of great emotional power, linguistic invention, and courage. She looks long and hard at the world, and speaks to what she sees with both clarity and depth.

Listening to Winter (The California Poetry Series, Vol. 4)

Roundhouse Press

Poets notice what other people miss. Nationally-known poet Molly Fisk’s singular perspective on love, death, grammar, lingerie, small towns, and the natural world will get you laughing, crying, and thinking.

Blow-Drying a Chicken: Observations from a Working Poet

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Molly Fisk/Story Street Press

Poets notice what other people miss. Nationally-known poet Molly Fisk’s singular perspective on love, death, grammar, lingerie, small towns, and the natural worldwill get you laughing, crying, and thinking.

Using Your Turn Signal Promotes World Peace: More Observations from a Working Poet

Poets notice what other people miss. Nationally-known poet Molly Fisk’s singular perspective on love, death, grammar, lingerie, small towns, marsupials, and the rest of the natural world will get you laughing, crying, and thinking.

Houston, We Have a Possum: Further Observations from a Working Poet

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Naming Your Teeth: Even More Observations from a Working Poet

Everything But the Kitchen Skunk: Ongoing Observations from a Working Poet

Story Street Press

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