A National Poetry Series winner, chosen by Edward Sanders.
What power. Smith s poetry is all "poetry." And visceral. Her poems get under the skin of their subjects. Their passion and empathy, their real worldliness, are blockbuster. Marvin Bell
I was weeping for the beauty of poetry when I reached the end of the final poem. Edward Sanders, National Poetry Series judge
From Lollapalooza to Carnegie Hall, Patricia Smith has taken the stage as this nation s premier performance poet. Featured in the film "Slamnation" and on the HBO series "Def Poetry Jam, " Smith is...
A National Poetry Series winner, chosen by Edward Sanders.
What power. Smith s poetry is all "poetry." And visceral. Her poems get unde...