Tracy K Smith on the place of poetry in modern America – books podcast
The outgoing US poet laureate talks about her career, and we chat about the work of Alice Oswald, the new Oxford professor of poetry
June 2019
Jackie Kay and Tracy K Smith: what did one poet laureate say to the other?
When US poet laureate Tracy K Smith and Jackie Kay, Scotland’s equivalent, met for the first time, they had almost too much to talk about
October 2018
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The – very quick – Slowdown: will a five minute poetry podcast calm your nerves?
A new daily podcast is read by US poet laureate Tracy K Smith – but it’s just the tip of a social-media-driven resurgence in versifying
May 2018
Ode to whiteness: British poetry scene fails diversity test
Study shows poets of colour are underrepresented in the UK, as Forward poetry prizes announce trailblazing shortlists
May 2015
PEN World Voices festival: the 'Proustian orgasm' of memoir writing
Tracy Smith, Michael Ondaatje, and Luc Sante discuss the tricks of transforming your memory – and your family – into great literature
April 2015
Ordinary Light by Tracy K Smith review - powerful meditation on daughters and mothers
The Pulitzer-winning poet tries to answer her mother’s question – ‘What were you searching for?’ – in lyrical prose work where food plays a significant role
