Patricia Smith es una artista renacentista de inconfundible sello, reconocida como una fuerza en los campos de la poesía, la dramaturgia, la ficción, la performance y la colaboración creativa. Su obra es un testamento al poder de las palabras para cambiar vidas. Smith es célebre por su voz distintiva y su capacidad para conectar profundamente con los lectores a través de sus multifacéticos empeños artísticos.
when there are nine is a collection of poems in tribute to the life and work of Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Award-winning poet, Patricia Smith pens the foreword. Contributors of when there are nine include Faylita Hicks, Brian Turner, and Chelsea Dingman, among others. With RBG as the focal point, the book underscores the human condition and creates connections across borders and boundaries.
A diverse collection of short stories perfect for quick reads features a range of genres, including historical, environmental, and mystery. Readers will encounter characters like Muriel on her Mission and Maisie on her Journey Home, while also exploring Dr. MacKenzie's reaction to infidelity in The Bare Bones, Hugo's thrilling murder investigation in Murder Sch-murder, and the mischievous antics of children in a medieval church in Whispers in the Dark. Each tale offers a unique glimpse into different lives and situations, making it an engaging read for any moment.
“Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than the last.” —Danez Smith, The Guardian A collection of the finest new and selected poems from one of the most groundbreaking voices in contemporary poetry, a “masterful performer and poet of voices too little heard” (Poetry Foundation).The Intentions of Thunder gathers, for the first time, the essential work from across Patricia Smith’s decorated career. Here, Smith’s poems, affixed with her remarkable gift of insight, present a rapturous ode to life. With careful yet vaulting movement, these poems traverse the redeeming landscape of pain, confront the frightening revelations of history, and disclose the joyous possibilities of the future. The result is a profound testament to the necessity of poetry—all the careful witness, embodied experience, and bristling pleasure that it bestows—and of Smith’s necessary voice. Lyrical and sly, meditative and volcanic, The Intentions of Thunder stunningly explores the fullness of living. The inimitable poetry of Patricia Smith radiates in The Intentions of Thunder—reaffirming Smith’s place as one of the indispensable poets of our time.
