Tracy K. Smith

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Poet
Author
gptkbp:awardedBy gptkb:BA_from_Harvard_University
MFA_from_Columbia_University
gptkbp:bornIn April 16, 1972
gptkbp:hasArtwork gptkb:The_Universe_in_Verse
Duende
The Body's Question
Wade in the Water
gptkbp:hasAwards gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Poetry
gptkbp:hasChild gptkb:Ava_Smith
Jasper_Smith
gptkbp:hasContribution Engaging in public speaking
Participating in literary festivals
Mentoring young poets
Promoting contemporary poetry
Advocating for diversity in literature
gptkbp:hasInfluenceOn gptkb:Elizabeth_Bishop
gptkb:James_Wright
gptkb:Gwendolyn_Brooks
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
gptkbp:hasNationality American
gptkbp:hasOccupation Professor
Writer
gptkbp:hasSocialMedia Facebook
Instagram
LinkedIn
Twitter
gptkbp:hasWebsite tracyksmith.com
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Tracy K. Smith
gptkbp:isActiveIn Poetry readings
Writing workshops
Literary community
gptkbp:isKnownFor Innovative use of language
Exploring themes of identity and race
Writing about personal and collective history
gptkbp:isMarriedTo gptkb:Jason_Smith
gptkbp:servedIn Poet_Laureate_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:wrote Ordinary Light
Life_on_Mars