For Newly Named U.S. Poet Laureate, the Power of Poetry Is Opening Ourselves to Others (6/14/17)
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Tracy K. Smith, a writer and teacher, is taking on a very public role as the nation's poet laureate. Jeffrey Brown sits down with Smith to discuss how language can be a tool of revelation, her reflections on race in America, her teaching philosophy, and why we still need poetry.
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6 min 49 sec
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