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Wade in the Water

by Tracy K. Smith

Poetry drawing on African American spirituals and water imagery to explore collective memory

About the author

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.

More by Tracy K. Smith

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