Fear Less
poetry in perilous times
$36.79
- Hardcover
192 pages
- Release Date
6 January 2026
Summary
Fear Less: Find Hope and Meaning Through Poetry
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 writin…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781324050988 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1324050985 |
| Series: | A Norton Short |
| Author: | Tracy K. Smith |
| Publisher: | WW Norton & Co |
| Imprint: | WW Norton & Co |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 192 |
| Release Date: | 6 January 2026 |
| Weight: | 0g |
| Dimensions: | 210mm x 140mm |
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Fear Less is a great inhale of much-needed air. Smith has once again shown us that she is both brilliant and tender as she explores the ways poems can change us. This is a must-have book.–Ada Limón, 24th U. S. Poet Laureate and author of The Hurting KindWhat a sincere kindness we have been granted with this book. Fear Less is an invitation for even the most reticent among us to approach poems with generosity, curiosity, and an open heart. And in the process, Smith reminds us to cultivate those same habits in our dealings with others and with ourselves.–Eve L. Ewing, author of 1919
About The Author
Tracy K. Smith
Tracy K. Smith is the Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard University. She served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States and is the author of five poetry collections, including the Pulitzer Prize–winning Life on Mars.
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