Hard Hat Reading: Tracy K. Smith
Former U.S. Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Tracy K. Smith presents Jericho Brown’s “After Avery R. Young” and her own “Found Poem” from her most recent book Such Color.
This event is part of the ongoing Hard Hat Reading Series, featuring poetry readings by members of the Poets House community.
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