Tag Archives: Tracy K Smith

A Poem by Tracy K. Smith on Her Birthday

Tracy K. Smith was born on April 16, 1972, in Falmouth, Massachusetts, the youngest of five children. She grew up in Fairfield, California, but then headed East. She studied at Harvard, where she joined the Dark Room Collective, a reading … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: April 16, 2020

April 16th is Bean Counter Day Eggs Benedict Day National Orchid Day * Save the Elephants Day * World Voice Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Mary Alexander,  José de Diego and Tracy K. Smith, click

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TCS: Coping With Crisis – Lift Every Voice and Sing

Good Morning!      __________________________________ Welcome to The Coffee Shop, just for you early riserson Monday mornings. This is an Open Thread forum,so if you have an off-topic opinion burning a hole inyour brainpan, feel free to add a comment. __________________________________ Lift … Continue reading

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ON THIS DAY: April 16, 2019

April 16th is Eggs Benedict Day National Bean Counter Day National Orchid Day * Save The Elephant Day * World Voice Day * ___________________________________ MORE! Mary Alexander,  José de Diego and Tracy K. Smith, click

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Word Cloud: CONVERGENCE

by NONA BLYTH CLOUD Writing a weekly column about poetry is sometimes frustrating. It’s a subject that so many people in my country find “irrelevant” to Modern Life. But if three contestants in this week’s Jeopardy! Teachers’ Tournament had been … Continue reading

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