Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times (A Norton Short) by Tracy K. Smith Casey Elsass He may be a hot

He may be a hot cop

Sage reluctantly returns to her hometown

while his curious child only has eyes for one of nature’s small wonders: a pinecone

Now the administration that created Monochrome has been ousted

Anna May starred in acclaimed films in Berlin

Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times (A Norton Short) by Tracy K. Smith Casey Elsass He may be a hotThe Pulitzer Prizewinning poet reveals how poetry is a powerful tool of connection and understanding in a fractured world. 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 engage