Molly Fisk

@mollyfisk

Poet, life coach, radio commentary, lake swimming Acad. of Amer. Poets Laureate Fellow, NEA, MBA, waitress in Norway. The More Difficult Beauty, Listening to Winter, Walking Wheel

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Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· 14d

In case you're in any of these neighborhoods at the right moment, swing by, we'll have fun. <3

Poster with dates of poetry reading events on the left side against a pale pink background and photos of me and my new book's cover on the right side against a floral William Morris print in a kind of faded turquoise.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jul 7

I've been wondering about this connection. xox #booksky #walkingwheel #redhenpress #novelinverse

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jun 29

Just a reminder, if you need a trip back to 1875 on Tuesday from wherever you are. ❤ #booksky #novelinverse #walkingwheel #tenderfunnyeroticsurprising #redhenpress

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jun 15

Nice one, from Erin C. Murphy. Many thanks!

Literary magazine heading for The Summerset Review, Poetry Review Roundup, Summer 2026. A slice of orange and yellow graphic without recognizable shapes runs across the top half.

A review of my new book Walking Wheel by Erin C. Murphy. Photo is all text.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jun 12

Great reading with Francesca Bell and Marcia Loughran at Sausalito Books by the Bay, one of my favorite bookstores in seven western states. <3 #booksky #walkingwheel #whatsmallsound #francescabell #marcialoughran #skylights

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· May 14

swim, swam, swum Northern CA reservoir at 3000 ft, about 62 degree water so we didn't stay in long. One eagle, one osprey, some Canada geese.

A poet standing on the submerged edge of a boat ramp surrounded by blue-green lake water with a line of dark green wooded hills in the background and a cloudless blue sky. Scotts Flat Lake is a reservoir in the Sierra foothills where she swims nearly every day between Memorial Day and Thanksgiving. Water temp around 62, air around 77.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Apr 19

A poem by Judy Grahn, from her book The Work of a Common Woman, in bright green letters on a red background. No title:
I’m not a girl
I’m a hatchet
I’m not a hole
I’m a whole mountain
I’m not a fool
I’m a survivor
I’m not a pearl
I’m the Atlantic Ocean
I’m not a good lay
I’m a straight razor
look at me as if you had never seen a woman before
I have red, red hands and much bitterness

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Mar 28

Learning to read (in public) from a novel-in-verse, when all I've written before are discrete poems. Yesterday was my second try, better than the first. If you have any tips, I'd love to hear them! 📚⏳ #walkingwheel #redhenpress #novelinverse #hardwork #lovestory #quietwestern

Two copies of a hardcover novel-in-verse called Walking Wheel by Molly Fisk, standing up on a wooden table next to a half-drunk latte. The book has a gold and brown William Morris design background, sort of a wheat field motif, with the title and author in white and a graphic in dark brown and dusty coral of two men carrying something between them on a stick. It looks like three very large (torso-sized) strawberries, but that can't be right. This book drops on April 7th from Red Hen Press.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Mar 18

My pre-orders are landing today, some perhaps not on Planet Earth! It is so fun. Pub date is still 4/7. #booksky #walkingwheel #novelinverse #versenovel #historicalfiction #pioneersexandalsochildbirth #tenderfunnyeroticsurprising #redhenpress #getoneforyourselfandoneforyourlibrary

My new verse novel Walking Wheel with orange cover and white lettering is held in the arm of an oversized concrete lizard riding in an old rust colored Model T Ford (I think) with lavender interior. A black steering wheel is in the background center left, and a high paned window is up in the right corner. This is public art by Solomon Bassoff/Faducci, and the photo was taken in his studio in North San Juan, CA.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Mar 10

Come join me.

A schedule of 12 readings I will do this spring: list is in two columns on the left side, book cover and photo of me on the right side. The book is Walking Wheel, my new novel-in-verse set in 1875. Pub date is April 4.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Mar 5

A friend at AWP in Baltimore took this photo today! Live in the world, my new book Walking Wheel. If you're at the conference, you can go visit at the Red Hen Press booths. #booksky #ohwow #readbooks Thanks, Theresa Pappas!

Two rows of books at the Red Hen Press booth at the Associated Writers Programs conference in Baltimore, MD this week. The top center one is my new novel-in-verse called Walking Wheel. It has a gold William-Morris-like background of wheat stalks and a large font with the title in white.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Feb 7

It's been 15 years since my last collection. Walking Wheel drops April 7th. #booksky #amwriting #amreading #historicalfiction #versenovel #loveandhardwork

Front and back book cover for my new novel in verse set in 1875. Front is on right with gold and brown background design and a graphic in brown and clay of two men carrying some kind of harvest. WALKING WHEEL text in white at the top, and MOLLY FISK in white at the bottom. Back cover has a description of the book and two blurbs, plus Red Hen Press's insignia and the white rectangular what-is-it-called that you scan to purchase a book.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Feb 1

Library Journal put my new book's cover in their list of upcoming poetry titles to check out. Walking Wheel drops April 7th. I'm over the moon. ;)

A column of text from Library Journal describing new poetry releases coming in 2026 with a photo of my book cover, left center, gold sheaves of wheat in the background and a graphic in dark brown and rust of two old-fashioned looking men carrying some kind of produce on a stick between them. Book title Walking Wheel and my name Molly Fisk are in white.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jan 22

45 postcards in two hours asking Dem voters in OH to vote for Sherrod Brown. Postcards and letters really help, plus we laugh a lot. Not shown: me with camera, Stuey giving postcards, Tuck donating stamps. A five-person collaboration. ❤️ activateamerica.vote/postcards

A sunny table covered with postcards and stamps and pens and a plate of cut up cara cara oranges, with two friends looking up from writing postcards to encourage voters in Ohio, with a background of a yellow wall and a collage of black horses which hung over my parents fireplace in San Francisco when I was growing up.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jan 11

A not-young poet seated with her back against a yellow cafe wall opens a cardboard box.

A laughing poet starts taking something out of a cardboard box.

A poet reads the note she found inside the cardboard box in front of her.

The poet displays her forthcoming novel in verse, Walking Wheel, from Red Hen Press, right in front of her face. There are 11 more copies in the box, to send to book reviewers.

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Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Dec 27

Over coffee on the 26th. She meant "yesterday," of course.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Nov 19

When you find your forthcoming book in the wild, it's a great feeling! bookshop.org/p/books/walk... #booksky #books #novelinverse #ya #historical #foreveryone

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Nov 5

I didn't know this was happening already! My new book's pre-orderable here: bookshop.org/shop/redhenp... Good gift material. Pub date April 7, so you can prolong the suspense.

Cover of a new novel in verse by Molly Fisk called Walking Wheel that shows sections of two spinning wheels on a gold and yellow William Morris print background that looks like a wheat field. The title and author's name are in white. "Walking Wheel is a book of simplicity and history, of landscape, weather, and hearth, where goats are milked, nails forged, trees felled, and two young people learn by daily practice that the true measure of wealth is love."

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Oct 1

Great reading last night of Dangerous Women at the Sacramento Poetry Center. Dangerous, tender, and hilarious. Poetry as solace and political resistance. So much fun, too. @moiramagneson.bsky.social @patricia-caspers.bsky.social @kimshuck.bsky.social

A gray-haired woman in tortoiseshell glasses and a blue patterned dress reads a poem at the microphone in front of a wall of books. A black music stand with symmetrical holes in it is in the foreground.

A row of four laughing female poets standing together in front of a wall of books at the Sacramento Poetry Center after their reading. The microphone and black music stand/podium are in front of them.

Moira Magneson: A woman with short brown hair, a blue shirt, and red glasses reads from her new book of poems at the microphone. The book's back cover is orange and front cover is dark brown. A wall of books on shelves is behind her, and a black music stand with holes in it is in the foreground.

Tricia Caspers. An animated woman in a pink sweater, patterned blouse, and olive pants smiles at the audience while holding her latest book of poems The Most Kissed Woman in the World.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Sep 15

One week from today, darlings, in Sacramento.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Sep 1

omg she was found and we're all in tears. not badly injured, just a thing with her paw. very very grateful. Maggie. xox

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Aug 31

My friend's car was totaled late yesterday and everything spilled out the back, including her dog Maggie, who ran. We don't know if she's hurt. If you're near Chico, CA, please keep an eye out? 530-263-4576. Thank you. xo

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Aug 27

Tax the release the rich Epstein files.

Little St. James, the small island off St. Thomas in the U.S. Virgin Islands once owned (and owned in 2019 when this photo was taken) by 47's close friend Jeffrey Epstein and used as a location for his pedophile and sex trafficking business.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Aug 13

Post-sunset swim.

Silver water of Scotts Flat Lake in Nevada County, CA, with two intersecting rows of dark hills at the top of the frame and a pale apricot colored sky where the sun just went down. There's a little slice of dock on the lower right with two buoys attached.

A different angle of Scotts Flat Lake with the side of my head (this is called a twelfthie) to prove I did indeed go swimming as it was getting dark. The water is a dark silvery green and some beach shows on the far shore, below a forested hill.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Aug 7

New book's cover.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jul 16

If you'd like to wish me a happy 70th birthday, today would be a good day for it. Last night a possum walked in my front door and was very surprised when I said hello. Excellent omen.

A smiling woman in a lavender shirt holds an orange cat named Sprocket. they're out on a deck with some foliage and part of a bench and a window behind them.

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jun 23

Molly Fisk@mollyfisk· Jun 22

Exactly.