Tracy K. Smith
American poet who won the Pulitzer Prize for Life on Mars in 2012 and served as Poet Laureate. Her verse moves from intimate to cosmic scales.
Works
- The Body's QuestionPoetry exploring metaphysical questions about bodily existence and spiritual transcendence
- DuendePoetry collection drawing on Spanish literary tradition to examine grief and artistic inspiration
- Life on MarsPoetry collection reimagining Martian landscape as metaphor for love, loss, and human longing
- Wade in the WaterPoetry drawing on African American spirituals and water imagery to explore collective memory