Tracy K. Smith
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Tracy K. Smith (born April 16, 1972) is an American poet and educator. She served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019.[1] She has published five collections of poetry, winning the Pulitzer Prize for her 2011 volume Life on Mars.[2][3] Her memoir, Ordinary Light, was published in 2015.
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Born | (1972-04-16) April 16, 1972 (age 52) Falmouth, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Education | Harvard University (BA) Columbia University (MFA) |
Occupation(s) | Poet, educator |
Title | Poet Laureate of the United States |
Awards | Cave Canem Prize (2002) James Laughlin Award (2006) Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (2012) |
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In April 2018, she was nominated for a second term as United States Poet Laureate by Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden.[4][5]
In 2023, she was elected to the American Philosophical Society.[6]