Book Launch for Walking Wheel by Molly Fisk
Schedule
Wed, 15 Apr, 2026 at 07:00 pm
UTC-07:00Location
980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA 95959-8619, United States | Nevada City, CA
Join us for an evening of poetry and celebration while we open the library doors to introduce Molly Fisk's new book of poetry Walking Wheel. In this rich new collection, Molly Fisk braids together the ordinary tasks of love and work in 1875, a century we've almost forgotten but whose human concerns are universal and timeless.Fisk describes the journey of newlyweds Phoebe and Miles Imlay from their birthplace in central Oregon to California's Surprise Valley. These are quiet, lyrical poems building a private world of intimacy and effort in alternating voices. From sawing timber, turning the heel of a sock, and measuring a pie's baking with verses of a song, through sex, pregnancy, and childbirth, the couple's first year of marriage working side by side is offered to us in resonant, unexpected detail.
Molly's book launch at the library will feature a reading from her new book, Q&A, a book signing, and light refreshments.
Where is it happening?
980 Helling Way, Nevada City, CA 95959-8619, United States
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