Beth Ann Fennelly
Beth Ann Fennelly, poet laureate of Mississippi from 2016–2021, is the author of seven books, three of poetry and four of prose. Her newest book, The Irish Goodbye: Micro-Memoirs, will be published by W. W. Norton in February 2026. She lives with her husband and their three children in Oxford, Mississippi.
Arts & Culture
What happened when “thunder ice” came to my home in Mississippi
Travel
Just a boat ride away from Savannah, a wild barrier island floats a world apart
Southern Conundrum
One Southerner reconsiders how inherited pieces can escape the dust and shine with new life
Our Kind of Place
Bring cash (no credit cards!), conversation, and a sense of adventure to the Original Pinkie Masters
Why We Love the Gulf
Over Bushwackers and Budweiser, a relationship takes root at the Flora-Bama
