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Beth Ann Fennelly
Beth Ann Fennelly
Books by Beth Ann Fennelly
Tender Hooks: Poems
Paperback, 2005
A fearless delineation of the joys, absorptions, and—yes—jealousies of new motherhood.
Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother
Paperback, 2011
"May be the best book ever to give for a baby shower."—Tampa Tribune
Unmentionables: Poems
Hardback, 2008
A new collection by a poet declared "one of the most exciting poets of her generation" (Harvard Review).
Open House: Poems
Paperback, 2009
“With its high spirits, its love of textures of different kinds of writing . . . [this] is an immensely lively performance.” —Robert Hass
Unmentionables: Poems
Paperback, 2009
“Insouciant, sexy, funny, and dead-on . . . a startlingly empathetic series of concise and slashing poems.”—Booklist
Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs
Paperback, 2018
"Morning: bought a bag of frozen peas to numb my husband’s sore testicles after his vasectomy. Evening: added thawed peas to our carbonara." —from Heating & Cooling, "Married Love, IV"
Unmentionables: Poems
E Book, 2008
A new collection by a poet declared "one of the most exciting poets of her generation" (Harvard Review).
Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs
E Book, 2017
"Morning: bought a bag of frozen peas to numb my husband’s sore testicles after his vasectomy. Evening: added thawed peas to our carbonara." —from Heating & Cooling, "Married Love, IV"
The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs
Hardback, 2026
A new, genre-defying volume that explores family, marriage, motherhood, place and coming of age with singular wit and emotional clarity
The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs
E Book
A new, genre-defying volume that explores family, marriage, motherhood, place and coming of age with singular wit and emotional clarity