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Patricia Smith

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Patricia Smith


Born
in Chicago, Illinois, The United States
June 25, 1955

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Called “a testament to the power of words to change lives,” Patricia Smith is a renaissance artist of unmistakable signature, recognized as a force in the fields of poetry, playwriting, fiction, performance and creative collaboration.


Average rating: 4.27 · 2,365 ratings · 370 reviews · 258 distinct works
To Weep For A Stranger: Com...

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Break Free From Emotional E...

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Each of Us: How Every Woman...

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Lucid Dreaming: An Explorer...

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Healthy Caregiving: A Guide...

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Patricia Smith's Doll Value...

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“I write you a letter that begins
With I love you and ends with I love you and
Somewhere in the middle is one goodbye for
Every hurt”
Patricia Smith

“Stop thirsting for things that are bitter,
Go crazy here, here in these arms that are still
Wrapped around the absent shape of you,
Go crazy with me, thrash about in our bed
And weep and wail and call me by her name,
At least have the courage to let our hearts break together.”
Patricia Smith Breakdown

“A whole people's tumble into raw, untested century began
with one man, penning his serpentine sojourn up from slavery--
I am not quite sure of the exact place or exact date of my birth,
but ... I must have been born somewhere and at some time.

He began as another baby shoved directly into the wrong air.”
Patricia Smith, Four Hundred Souls: A Community History of African America, 1619-2019

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