When served as Poet Laureate of the United States, she used her platform to bring people together. In 2018, she traveled the country for a series called American Conversations: Celebrating Poems in Rural Communities. At these events, she encouraged people to share their thoughts, regardless of their background. While Tracy鈥檚 two terms as poet laureate ended in 2019, she is still using poetry to build connections. Her new book is .
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- : Boylston Professor of Rhetoric and Oratory at Harvard. She served as the 22nd Poet Laureate of the United States from 2017 to 2019. Her 2011 collection Life on Mars won the Pulitzer Prize. Her latest book is .
You can find both of the poems Tracy reads on this episode, "" and "," online.
Special thanks to our interns Vy Duong and Talei Ricketson.
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