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Patricia Smith (born Patricia Harlan Smith; February 20, 1930 – January 2, 2011) was an American actress who performed on stage, in films, and on television from the early 1950s to the late 1990s.
Patricia Smith (born 1955) is an American poet, spoken-word performer, playwright, author, writing teacher, and former journalist.
ABOUT. PATRICIA SMITH is the 2021 recipient of the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize for Lifetime Achievement, presented by the Poetry Foundation, and a 2022 inductee of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences. She is the author of nine books of poetry, including Unshuttered (Feb 2023); Incendiary Art, winner of the 2018 Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, the ...
One of Smith’s greatest strengths as a poet—and one constant in her career—is her willingness to take real risks. She is unafraid to write her way into difficult, thorny subjects, to probe areas that are unknowable, extreme, or politically fraught.
Patricia Smith is a nationally acclaimed poet, performer, and teacher, and the author of several books including her most recent, Incendiary Art.
Patricia Smith (she/her) has been called “a testament to the power of words to change lives.” She is the author of Unshuttered (Northwestern University Press, 2023), Incendiary Art (Northwestern University Press, 2017), winner of the Kingsley Tufts Poetry Award, an NAACP Image Award, and finalist…
She is a four-time individual champion of the National Poetry Slam, making her the most successful poet in the competition’s history, and a two-time winner of the Pushcart Prize. In 2023, Smith was the recipient of the Aiken Taylor Award for Modern American Poetry.
