![]() ![]() It is the second section that is most arresting. Split into four sections, each grouping of poems has a purpose and unifying tie. ![]() This duality is everywhere in Wade in the Water, and it is the sign of a truly gifted poet. Here the poem is an observation and meditation on a grocery store with the biblical name, but it is also a reminder of the myriad ways we leave the places that were once familiar to us. Smith’s most recent book, Wade in the Water that strikes at the heart of readers in a way that makes her a must-know voice in twenty-first century American poetry.įrom the opening poem, “Garden of Eden”, Smith’s intentions are laid bare. ![]() The twenty-second Poet Laureate of the United States has four other poetry collections in print, all of which are worth reading, but it is Tracy K. ![]()
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