Sweeten It with Salt - by Molly Kirschner (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Set against backdrops ranging from the vibrant, storm-swept streets of New Orleans to the quiet, dusty corners of domestic life, these poems explore the "huge amoebas of time" that accrue in the spaces between our intentions and our reality.

With a voice that is both wryly comedic and deeply reverent, Sweeten It with Salt investigates the persistence of beauty amidst "unpardonable deeds," "stupid mistakes," and the "slow dance" of decay.

Whether she is playing "Sisyphus to a raisin" under a kitchen table, witnessing a "genderless god" in a Sikh temple, or contemplating the quantum entanglement of the soul, Kirschner consistently seeks the "nearest beautiful thing" and gives us a defiant and joyful act of mockery against the void.

About the Author

Molly Kirschner is a poet, playwright, essayist, performer, and educator. Her poems have been published in journals including The Southern Review, The New Ohio Review, New Letters Magazine, and Arion: A Journal of Humanities and the Classics. Her essay "Obstruction of Correspondence" appears in Poetry International Online. Kirschner was awarded the inaugural poetry residency at The Hundredth Hill. She works as the special initiatives coordinator for Engaging the Senses Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to poetry and the arts.