Betsy Sholl is an accomplished poet whose work delves deeply into the complexities of the human experience. Her poetry is marked by keen observation and an unflinching exploration of themes of identity, relationships, and one's place in the world. Sholl approaches her writing with remarkable honesty, probing the nuances of emotion and the societal forces that shape our lives. Her literary contribution lies in her ability to capture the essence of contemporary life through language that is both accessible and profoundly resonant.
Late Psalm takes the themes of those ancient songs of joy and grief and transposes them into the language of contemporary life. These poems are psalms in that they continually long to approach the sacred; they are late in that they come in an age defined by questioning and irony.