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Video of New Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith

Posted on June 30, 2017 by robert okaji

In this P.O.P (poets on poetry) video on the Academy of American Poets’ site, Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith reads a section from her poem “My God, It’s Full of Stars,” Seamus Heaney’s “Digging,” and discusses whether poetry should address political issues.

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chris jensen on June 30, 2017 at 5:58 pm said:

Reblogged this on crjen1958.

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- robert okaji on June 30, 2017 at 7:31 pm said:
  
  Thanks for reblogging, Chris.
  
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  - chris jensen on June 30, 2017 at 9:59 pm said:
    
    Yeah, you’re welcome!
    
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memadtwo on July 1, 2017 at 6:39 am said:

She is such a wonderful poet! I’ve been reading “Life on Mars” over and over. (K)

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- robert okaji on July 1, 2017 at 6:50 am said:
  
  I’m not as familiar with her as I will be. Another excuse to buy books (as if I need one)!
  
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  - memadtwo on July 1, 2017 at 7:14 am said:
    
    I was lucky enough to find the book in my local Housing Works used book store. But she was on my radar already. No, we never need an excuse for another book…
    
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    - robert okaji on July 1, 2017 at 7:53 am said:
      
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chrisbkm on July 1, 2017 at 7:58 am said:

Thank you for this Robert. Very timely in these days when I struggle and stumble around my own words. It didn’t really matter whether or not poetry should address political issues… simply to hear Tracy K. Smith reading and talking about the poetry… a gift on a Saturday morning.

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- robert okaji on July 1, 2017 at 8:59 am said:
  
  P.O.P. is a great series. I particularly enjoy hearing poets read other poets’ poems.
  
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St Brigid Press on July 2, 2017 at 10:59 am said:

Thanks so much for sharing this, Bob.

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