Tracy K. Smith (Leaving Cert English): Flashcards
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When was Tracy K. Smith born?
When was Tracy K. Smith born?
1972
Smith's U.S. Poet Laureate position
Smith's U.S. Poet Laureate position
22nd (2017-2019)
Where was Smith born?
Where was Smith born?
Falmouth, Massachusetts
Smith's father worked on
Smith's father worked on
Hubble Space Telescope
Smith's BA from
Smith's BA from
Harvard University
Smith's MFA from
Smith's MFA from
Columbia University (Creative Writing)
Where does Smith teach?
Where does Smith teach?
Princeton University
Smith's Pulitzer Prize collection (year)
Smith's Pulitzer Prize collection (year)
'Life on Mars' (2011)
'Wade in the Water' publication year
'Wade in the Water' publication year
2018
Smith's memoir title (year)
Smith's memoir title (year)
'Ordinary Light' (2015)
Inspiration for 'Don't You Wonder, Sometimes?'
Inspiration for 'Don't You Wonder, Sometimes?'
David Bowie
Subject of 'I Am 60 and Years of Age'
Subject of 'I Am 60 and Years of Age'
African-American Civil War soldiers
Smith's 5 main poetic themes
Smith's 5 main poetic themes
Identity, race, history, memory, cosmos
Space's role in Smith's poetry
Space's role in Smith's poetry
Metaphor for human existence
Smith: 'Poetry for me is to...'
Smith: 'Poetry for me is to...'
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