Clint Smith's new poems in Above Ground wash over like waves asking us to discern all the times we've trusted the world, even when it has not offered us a steady current.

Clint Smith's first book: Author reckons with America's racial history in necessary 'How the Word Is Passed' Q: Your poems depict anxieties and fears of not just being a parent, but specifically ...

The writer, Clint Smith, took these overflowing feelings and channel them into poetry, the poignant pieces he’s done are all in his new book, “Above Ground.” And here he is talking about it ...

Clint Smith. (Courtesy of Carletta Girma) Editor's note: This segment was rebroadcast on Aug. 31, 2023. Click here for that audio.. In "Above Ground," Clint Smith writes about the everyday joy ...

Author Clint Smith talks with host Scott Tong about his latest book, "Above Ground," poems about fatherhood, history, and how the legacy of slavery and racism shaped his ancestors' lives and ...

Clint Smith will speak with Marcus Harrison Green about “Above Ground” at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 11, at the Northwest African American Museum. Register online.

Clint Smith's poems, which are addressed to his young children, describe what their ancestors endured and escaped. He also examines the joy and anxiety of parenthood, especially as a Black father.

Becoming a father has made Clint Smith "lean into levity." The poet and author of the 2021 book "How the Word Is Passed: A Reckoning With the History of Slavery Across America," which received the ...

In “Above Ground,” Clint Smith writes about the everyday joy, anxiety and exhaustion of parenthood with young children. He also writes about the legacy of slavery and racism and how that ...

In “Above Ground,” Clint Smith writes about the everyday joy, anxiety and exhaustion of parenthood with young children. He also writes about the legacy of slavery and racism and how that ...