Tracy K. Smith Biography

Tracy K. Smith is an American poet who served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019. Smith is known for her poetry collections, including “Life on Mars” (2011), which won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in 2012, “Wade in the Water” (2018), and “Duende” (2007). Her work often explores themes of identity, race, history, and the human condition, blending personal and cosmic perspectives. She’s also a professor, currently teaching at Harvard University, and has received numerous awards, such as the Cave Canem Poetry Prize and fellowships from the Guggenheim Foundation. Her memoir, “To Free the Captives” (2023), delves into her family’s history and American inequality.

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