You Could Make This Place Beautiful Interweaves Narrative With Existential Questions, Memories, and Arguments for Hope and Regeneration

Maggie Smith is the author of nine books including Golden Rod and Keep Moving Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change. In 2016 her poem Good Bones went viral internationally and was covered by The Washington Post,. It has been translated into nearly a dozen languages and public radio international called It the Official Poem of 2016. Her new memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, is told in vignettes that explore the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself.