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We all need poetry. The moments in our lives that are characterized by language that has to do with necessity or the market, or just, you know, things that take us away from the big questions that we have, those are the things that I think urge us to think about what a poem can offer. Tracy K. Smith bigcharacterizelanguage share on social
I had written here and there about my mother in my poems. There are poems for her in my first and second books. Tracy K. Smith bookmotherpoem Change image and share on social
I am keenly aware that in writing about my mother, I am writing about my aunts' sister, and that in writing about my grandmother, I'm writing about their mother. I know that my honesty about how my view of these people has changed over the years may be painful. Tracy K. Smith auntawarechange share on social
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When I have a creative insight, there is a high. I think back in the day, I made music as much as I did because it made me feel so good. I think you could argue that there is a creative addiction - but, you know, the healthy kind. Lauryn Hill addictionargueback share on social
I love Brooklyn; it's a part of who you are. Paul Dano brooklynlovepart Change image and share on social