Danez Smith

Here Are the Poetry Books to Read in 2024

14 Titles to Add to Your TBR Pile

 
By Rebecca Morgan Frank and David Woo  January 4, 2024
Poets in Conversation

Kelly Weber on Kinship with Nature, Asexuality, and Writing “Untraditional” Erotic Poems

By Literary Hub  December 11, 2023
In Conversation

Tatiana Johnson-Boria on Writing Poems Like Film Montages

By Literary Hub  November 13, 2023
Best of 2022

88 Writers on the Books They Loved in 2022

By Literary Hub  December 19, 2022
The Hub

Hundreds of authors signed a letter in support of libraries’ digital rights.

By Corinne Segal  September 29, 2022
NBCC Awards

This Year’s NBCC Award Finalists: Homie by Danez Smith

By Diego Báez  March 5, 2021
Reading Lists

On Taking Kink Seriously: A Reading List

By Garth Greenwell and R.O. Kwon  February 11, 2021
The Hub

Here are the United States Artists’ 2021 Writing Fellows.

By Rasheeda Saka  February 3, 2021
The Hub

Here’s 33 writers on why they write.

By Walker Caplan  January 6, 2021
The Year in Reading

Rabih Alameddine’s Year in Reading: Poetry Edition

By Rabih Alameddine  December 17, 2020
Best of 2020

The Best Reviewed Poetry
Collections of 2020

By Book Marks  December 11, 2020
The Hub

Danez Smith, Ocean Vuong, and more demand that the Poetry Foundation do more to support Black poets.

By Jessie Gaynor  June 8, 2020
The Hub

Danez Smith is collecting funds to support their community in Minneapolis.

By Emily Temple  June 2, 2020
Poetry

Let the World Be a Black Poem: Poetry at a Time of Protest

By John Freeman  June 1, 2020
Fiction/Non/Fiction Live

WATCH: Danez Smith on Poetry, Blackness, and Friendship

By Fiction Non Fiction  April 28, 2020
Fiction/Non/Fiction

Poetry, Blackness, and Friendship: Danez Smith on Language, Connection, and ‘Homie’

By Fiction Non Fiction  April 23, 2020
Poets

Danez Smith: ‘Being a Poet Means Committing to Vulnerability’

By Sheila Regan  February 21, 2020
The Hub

10 new books to add to your TBR pile.

By Katie Yee  January 21, 2020
Poem

“self-portrait as ’90s R&B video”

By Danez Smith  January 21, 2020
Astrology or Whatever

The Astrology Book Club: What to Read This Month, Based on Your Sign

By Emily Temple  January 13, 2020
The Best of the Decade

The 10 Best Poetry Collections of the Decade

By Emily Temple  October 15, 2019
The Hub

Here’s where to start with the epic Graywolf Press backlist

By Emily Temple  May 14, 2019
Roundtable

Is It Real? 25 Famous Writers on Writer’s Block

By Emily Temple  September 26, 2018
Poets

“i’m sick of pretending to give a shit about what whypeepo think”

By Danez Smith  September 21, 2018
Poets

Danez Smith: “Oh I want to eat this poem.”

By Danez Smith  September 17, 2018
Feature

What Your New Roommate’s Favorite Book Says About Them

By Emily Temple  September 4, 2018
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