This chapter discusses the significance of family connections and the writing process. Topics include continuing family traditions, the slow process of writing and publishing 'Goldenrod,' the uncertainty of completing a poem, and the process of selecting poems for a collection.
Poet and writer Maggie Smith talks with host Hanif Abdurraqib about putting a new book out during the pandemic, homemade mac 'n' cheese, jigsaw puzzles, napping in hammocks and inheriting your parents' record collection.