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Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times

Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times

Smith, Tracy K.

Paperback

Series: A Norton Short

Writing InstructionPoetry CriticismGeneral Poetry

Publisher Price: $12.00

PREORDER - Expected ship date October 27, 2026

ISBN10: 1324134291
ISBN13: 9781324134299
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: Oct 27 2026
Pages: 208
Language: English

Drawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as inaccessible, irrelevant, or intimidating. She argues that poetry is rooted in fundamentally human qualities innate to our capacities to love, dream, question, and cultivate community. Lifting the veil on her own creative process, Smith shows us how reading and writing poetry allows us to better confront life's many uncertainties and losses, build camaraderie with strangers, and understand ourselves more fully. In six insightful chapters, she grounds readers in the technical elements of the craft and provides close readings of the works of contemporary poets such as Joy Harjo, Danez Smith, and Francisco Márquez, alongside classic poems by Dickinson, Keats, Millay, and others. By reimaging and reexamining the age-old art form, Fear Less is a warm invitation to find meaning, consolation, and hope through poetry for poetry fans and newcomers to the art form.

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