Title: Rough Cradle
First published: 2009
Description: “Betsy Scholl’s poems are visual and fast moving, the whole book shot through vivid imagery…I was so dazzled by the gorgeousness of the writing…”
―<em>Stride Magazine</em>

“As she upends perspectives, her powers of synthesis, making god’s-eyes of unlike threads, are near deific.”
―<em>Portland Phoenix</em>

“Maine laureate Betsy Sholl is out with a seventh book of poetry that’s filled with soaring word pictures…the ideas of beauty versus darkness, grit versus comfort.”
―<em>Portland Press Herald</em>
Subjects: Poetry, American poetry, American women authors, Women authors, 21st century poetry
LC classification: PS3569.H574 R66 2009