Tue, May 15, 2012 -- 10:00 AM
Poet Tracy K. Smith

Photo: Tina Chang
Tracy K. Smith
In April, Brooklyn-based poet and author Tracy K. Smith received the Pulitzer Prize for poetry for her book "Life on Mars," a collection of poems that touches on childhood, the universe and the loss of her late father, an engineer who worked on the Hubble telescope. Smith joins us to discuss the award, her writings and why she looked to outer space to gain perspectives on issues closer to home.
Host: Michael Krasny
Guests:
- Tracy K. Smith, poet and creative writing professor at Princeton University
More info:
- About the book "Life on Mars" : at IndieBound.org
- About Tracy K. Smith : at Poets.org
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