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Learn about Maggie Smith, a poet, writer, editor, and teacher who has published several books of poetry and prose, including Good Bones and You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Explore her works, watch her film, and order her books online.
- Poems
Good Bones. Available as a signed broadside from Tupelo...
- About
Born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1977, Maggie Smith is the New...
- Books
In Maggie Smith’s award-winning chapbook, “as in the...
- Work with Me
Maggie Smith is not currently taking on editorial clients...
- Contact
‣ Literary Agent Joy TutelaDavid Black Literary...
- Workshops
Stay tuned for more information about online workshops with...
- The Journal
Based on the national bestseller Keep Moving, a 52-exercise...
- Goldenrod
With her breakout bestseller Keep Moving, Maggie Smith...
- Poems
Maggie Smith is an American poet, freelance writer, and editor who lives in Bexley, Ohio. Smith's poem "Good Bones," originally published in the journal Waxwing in June 2016, has been widely circulated on social media and read by an estimated one million people.
A poem by Maggie Smith that explores the tension between life's beauty and terror, and the responsibility of parents to sell the world to their children. The poem uses the metaphor of real estate and the image of bones to convey the message of hope and caution.
Maggie Smith is a poet and author of six books, including Goldenrod and Keep Moving. Her poems and essays have appeared in various publications, such as the New York Times, the Paris Review, and the Guardian.
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Maggie Smith is a poet and memoirist born in Ohio. She is the author of Good Bones, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison, and Lamp of the Body, among other books and chapbooks.