Wade in the water
Book • 2018
In 'Wade in the Water', Tracy K. Smith ties America's contemporary moment to its fraught founding history and the spirit of the everlasting.
The collection includes erasures of historical documents and found poems, addressing themes such as slavery, climate, and social justice.
Smith's work is both a critique of societal issues and a celebration of human resilience and love.
The collection includes erasures of historical documents and found poems, addressing themes such as slavery, climate, and social justice.
Smith's work is both a critique of societal issues and a celebration of human resilience and love.
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Ezra Klein as one of Tracy K. Smith 's books of poetry, described as beautiful and about America.
Ezra Klein as one of Tracy K. Smith 's books of poetry, described as beautiful and about America.
Tracy K. Smith changed how I read poetry
