Beth Ann Fennelly

Beth Ann Fennelly, Poet Laureate of Mississippi, teaches in the MFA Program at the University of Mississippi, where she was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year. She’s won grants and awards from the N.E.A. and the United States Artists. She’s also received a Fulbright to Brazil. Fennelly has published three poetry books: Open House, Tender Hooks, Unmentionables, and a book of nonfiction, Great with Child, all with W. W. Norton. The Tilted World, a novel she co-authored with her husband, Tom Franklin, was published by HarperCollins. Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs will be published by Norton in the fall of 2017.

Blog posts by Beth Ann Fennelly:

Salvage
Tommy’s par­ents wave from the porch as our mini­van pulls up. His dad smiles, and that’s when I see he’s miss­ing about half of his teeth. Before … Continue reading Salvage →