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Books by beth ann fennelly author of the tilted world. Fennelly is an assistant professor at the university of mississippi and lives in oxford, mississippi. Beth ann fennelly, author of tender hooks and judge. Intelligent without being academic, says the publisher, passionate without being sentimental, witty without being flippant, these poems illuminate the condition of new motherhood. Beth ann fennelly is fearless in delineating the joys, absorptions, and yes jealousies of new motherhood. Beth ann fennelly born may 22, 1971 is an american poet and prose writer and is the poet laureate of mississippi. She explores areas openly that others only think about in the privacy of their minds. Beth ann fennellys book of poems, tender hooks, artfully explores the wrenching beauty and pain of motherhood with humor, tenderness, and a sharp bite, as the title of her book suggests. Beth ann fennelly is fearless in delineating the joys, absorptions, an. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Letters to a young mother, a lyrical nonfiction book that serves as a guide and homage to motherhood. Norton, 2005, is poetry inspired by her daughters first year. These poems can be elegiac, passionate, meditative, tender, angry, and funny by turns.
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