Tracy K. Smith
U.S. Poet Laureate · 2017-2019 · as printed by the Library of Congress
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Tracy K. Smith, the 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate, served from 2017 to 2019. During her laureateship she edited the anthology American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time, gave copies away on visits to rural communities in 2018, and launched the podcast The Slowdown. Life on Mars won the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry.
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Appointment and term
U.S. Poet Laureate, 2017-2019
Tracy K. Smith was the 22nd U.S. Poet Laureate.
Books and honors
“Life on Mars,” winner of the 2012 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
Laureate projects
She edited the anthology “American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time” (Graywolf/Library of Congress) during her laureateship and launched the American Public Media podcast “The Slowdown.”
During 2018, Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith visited rural communities around the country and gave away copies of her anthology, American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time , to spark conversations about the power of poetry.
Source
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