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Molly Fisk

Poet Laureate of Nevada County, CA 2019

Molly Fisk received a BA in Folklore & Mythology from Radcliffe College/ Harvard University and an MBA from the Simmons College Graduate School of Management. She is the author of four poetry collections, most recently The More Difficult Beauty (Hip Pocket Press, 2010). In 2019, Fisk was named an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow. She currently serves as the poet laureate of Nevada County, California.

Molly Fisk
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Poet Laureate of Nevada County, CA

Poet Laureate of Nevada County, CA

In 2019, Molly Fisk was named an Academy of American Poets Laureate Fellow. Fisk launched “California Fire & Water,” a statewide teaching, anthology, and public reading project addressing the state's recent devastating fires.