She is also the director of the creative writing program at Princeton University. In 2011, she won the Pulitzer Prize for her 2011 book of poetry Life on Mars.

Smith is the author of three books of poetry and one memoir. With directness and deftness, she contends with the heavens or plumbs our inner depths-all to better understand what makes us most human.” Smith, a poet of searching.Her work travels the world and takes on its voices brings history and memory to life calls on the power of literature as well as science, religion and pop culture. I am eager to share the good news of poetry with readers and future readers across this marvelously diverse country.”Ĭarla Hayden is the Librarian of Congress, and she put out a statement explaining her decision: “It gives me great pleasure to appoint Tracy K. In a press release, Smith says: “I am profoundly honored.As someone who has been sustained by poems and poets, I understand the powerful and necessary role poetry can play in sustaining a rich inner life and fostering a mindful, empathic and resourceful culture.

New Book Service Delivers Books By Black Authors To Your Door She will be following Juan Felipe Herrera, who held the position for two years. Smith, who is only 45, is America's 22nd Poet Laureate. The Library of Congress has named Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Tracy K.

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