The SCP has just learned of the recent passing of poet and artist Sally Cook. She had been contributing her work since 2019 and recently her husband Robert Fisk passed away. The SCP sends its condolences to any surviving family and her many friends and fans.
Read about Sally’s life in her own words HERE.
Read her poetry HERE.
Read more about her life and art at the Burchfield Penney Art Center HERE.
Her good friend, poet Joseph S. Salemi said, “There is no place to send any cards or remembrances… The best anyone can do now is simply offer up a prayer for her soul.”
Sally Cook, you were a formidable poet with an utterly unique voice. I always looked forward to reading your work and was smitten by the poetry you crafted — work which was sometimes mystical, sometimes surreal, always emotionally grounded and unfailingly charming. You were a true original and will be greatly missed. Rest in peace.
May she rest in peace, and perpetual light shine upon her.
I can’t imagine Sally resting in peace any more than I can imagine the lunar tide giving up its influence. Sally, to me, is still alive, and I cannot imagine her wanting to be mourned. She is a rock the tides of time will never wash away.
Yes, may she rest in peace.