How Poetry Keeps Us Hopeful with Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith is an award-winning poet who shot to prominence in 2016 with her viral poem, Good Bones . Widely celebrated in the poetry community for her lyricism and her poetic style, Maggie’s poems have appeared in publications such as The New York Times and The Paris Review. Her bestseller, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change (2020), was a breakout collection of personal essays and affirmations which launched her to new heights. Returning with Goldenrod — a collection of poems that explore themes such as parenthood, love, memory, and solitude — Maggie reminds us all of the magic of the present moment, the virtues of staying grounded, and the importance of human connection. In this episode, Maggie talks about being a recovering pessimist, raising her kids in times of injustice, and how poems — like people — evolve. Guest: Poet Maggie Smith Pick up Goldenrod from your local bookstore and follow Maggie on Twitter and Instagram . Sponsor: With Libro.fm , get 2 audiobooks for the price of 1 with the code GOOD Sponsor: Get 20% off wine from DrinkBev.com with code GOOD20 → Get more Good Good Good at goodgoodgood.co → Join 30,000 weekly Goodnewsletter readers at goodgoodgood.co/goodnewsletter → Become a Member and get the Goodnewspaper at goodgoodgood.co/membership

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This episode is 00:41:53 long.

This episode was published on Jul 26, 2021.

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