Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/poetry/tracy-k-smith Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Tracy K. Smith Poetry May 16, 2011 3:27 PM EDT Tracy K. Smith is the author of three collections of poetry: “Life on Mars” (Graywolf Press, 2011); “Duende” (Graywolf, 2007), winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets; and “The Body’s Question” (Graywolf, 2003), winner of the 2002 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. A recipient of a 2004 Rona Jaffe Writers Award and a 2005 Whiting Writer’s Prize, Smith is an assistant professor of creative writing at Princeton University. Transcript: Tracy K. Smith In this web exclusive video, Tracy K. Smith reads more of her poetry. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now
Tracy K. Smith is the author of three collections of poetry: “Life on Mars” (Graywolf Press, 2011); “Duende” (Graywolf, 2007), winner of the 2006 James Laughlin Award of the Academy of American Poets; and “The Body’s Question” (Graywolf, 2003), winner of the 2002 Cave Canem Poetry Prize. A recipient of a 2004 Rona Jaffe Writers Award and a 2005 Whiting Writer’s Prize, Smith is an assistant professor of creative writing at Princeton University. Transcript: Tracy K. Smith In this web exclusive video, Tracy K. Smith reads more of her poetry. A free press is a cornerstone of a healthy democracy. Support trusted journalism and civil dialogue. Donate now