#085: Maggie Smith — Crafting Viral Poems, Writing Memoir, Becoming a Better Poet, Narrative Device, Substack, Commercial vs Creative Work

Award-winning poet and writer on her process of crafting a poem, how she brought lyric sensibility to her memoir, and how we can observe and distill our experience of the world. We also talk about how she constructed her memoir, chose what to include, and navigated the intensity of publication as a memoirist.

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ABOUT MAGGIE SMITH

Maggie Smith is an award-winning author and poet. her poem Good Bones was called the “Official Poem of 2016” by Public Radio International. Her latest book, a memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, explores the disintegration of her marriage and her renewed commitment to herself. 

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RESOURCES & LINKS

• You Could Make This Place Beautiful by Maggie Smith 
• For Dear Life with Maggie Smith
• “Good Bones” by Maggie Smith 
• “First Fall” by Maggie Smith
• Follow Maggie: @MaggieSmithPoet

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