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Mississippi Stories: Beth Ann Fennelly

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In this episode of , esteemed 2016 – 2021 Mississippi Poet Laureate, author and professor Beth Ann Fennelly sits down with Mississippi Today Editor-At-Large Marshall Ramsey to about her writing, creativity and how she plows through setbacks.

Fennelly is the author of three poetry collections: Unmentionables (W.W. Norton, 2008), Tender Hooks (W.W. Norton, 2004), and Open House (Zoo Press, 2002), which was a winner of the 2001 Kenyon Prize, the Great Lakes College Association New Writers Award and a Book Sense Top Ten Poetry Pick. She is also the author of the nonfiction book Great with Child: Letters to a Young Mother (W.W. Norton, 2007) and coauthor, alongside her husband Tom Franklin, of the novel The Tilted World (HarperCollins, 2014). Her sixth book, Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs (W.W. Norton, 2017), was named an Atlanta Journal Constitution Best Book, a Goodreaders Favorite for 2017, and the winner of the Housatonic Book Prize.

Fennelly teaches in the MFA Program at the of Mississippi, where she was named Outstanding Teacher of the Year. She and Franklin in Oxford with their three . You can purchase Heating & Cooling: 52 Micro-Memoirs at Square Books.

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This article first appeared on Mississippi Today and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.

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‘I want to prove it’

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www.wcbi.com – Jon Sokoloff – 2024-04-30 17:51:40

SUMMARY: AJ Brown, a former Starkville and star receiver, signed a $32 million per year extension with the Philadelphia Eagles, making him the highest-paid receiver in the NFL. Brown emphasized the importance of proving his worth on the field despite his lucrative contract, stating that hard work and dedication are key to . He mentioned his commitment to and improving every day to gain an edge over his competition. Brown's focus is on performance rather than the financial aspects of being the highest-paid receiver in the league.

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Mississippi lawmakers quietly kill bills to restrict legal recognition of transgender people

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www.wjtv.com – The Associated Press – 2024-04-30 16:57:39

SUMMARY: Mississippi's Republican-led failed to reach a compromise on two bills that would restrict legal recognition of transgender people before a Monday night deadline. The bills would have limited transgender people's use of bathrooms and defined sex as determined at birth with only male or female genders. Lawmakers had passed different versions of the bills in the House and Senate. Governor Tate Reeves would need to approve a single version for the bills to become . These bills were part of a larger trend in legislatures across the U.S. where are pushing for restrictions on transgender rights.

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Time running out for Mississippi lawmakers to pass Medicaid expansion bill

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www.wjtv.com – Richard Lake – 2024-04-30 16:43:55

SUMMARY: Mississippi lawmakers are set to vote this on a compromise measure that would expand for hundreds of thousands of . The plan would expand Medicaid up to 138% of the federal poverty level, covering those making between 0% and 99% FPL through Medicaid and those between 100% and 138% through subsidized plans. The measure includes a 25-hour work requirement, which Democrats are questioning due to federal approval concerns. are confident in approval if former is re-elected. Lawmakers have until Wednesday to approve, reject, or further amend the conference .

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