Writing Together

Tracey K Smith is an acclaimed poet, educator, and author whose work has earned her numerous awards and accolades, including the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. She served as the Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019 and currently teaches English and African American History at Harvard University. Smith's poetry collections, which explore themes of history, identity, and the human experience, have captivated readers around the world and cemented her place as one of the preeminent voices in contemporary literature.

Please join us on Saturday evening in conversation with Tracy who will also receive the Heather and Len Cariou “Women With Wings Writing Award.”
 
The "Women With Wings Writing Award" takes its inspiration from the Terry Tempest Williams lyric – “There’s a river of birds in migration, a nation of women with wings.”, recognizing women of all colors, creeds, identities and circumstances who are writing to find and free their voices; whose words give wing to the poems, songs and stories that bear witness and speak truth to power about what it means to be human, woman, warrior, healer.

This award celebrates the art and advocacy of Tracy K. Smith who, like a river guide or soaring Osprey, leads a nation of writing women with her poetry and her efforts on behalf of social justice, offering a vision of what's possible while arousing in us the courage of our convictions.