Tracy K. Smith Quotes

I think the way poems are taught to high school students is completely counterintuitive; it sets up this sense of being the poem's adversary. The poem is sort of sneakily trying to outsmart you.

Tracy K. Smith

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: poet
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: April 16, 1972

Topics

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Meanwhile, politics is about getting a candidate in front of the public as a star, politics as rock'n'roll, politics as a movie.

Joe Eszterhas

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It can't be articulated enough, that feminism means the desire to have equality between men and women. I believe that, and I act on those beliefs by going to marches and making a difference where I can.

Maya Hawke

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My stand-up is clean; it's not too edgy. I've played it safe since the beginning.

Anjelah Johnson

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Perception plays a vital role in the diagnosis of bipolar illness. Symptoms are perceived through the categories of psychiatric medicine at a given moment in history, categories which are continually shifting and being named or renamed.

Siri Hustvedt

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The darker the character, the more interesting.

Robert Carlyle

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It would have been more logical if silent pictures had grown out of the talkies instead of the other way around.

Mary Pickford

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But I'm also talented and I know when I created something great and Perfect Night is something great, no doubt, no but.

Lou Reed

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Social media and music in general have been changing so fast. You can go on Twitter and go from one artist to another. What I really like about it is the opportunity to communicate directly with your fans.

Juanes

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I'm going to keep rushing the ball until the whistle blows and it's the end of the game. That's how I'm going to keep playing.

Jason Pierre-Paul

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Being sober is not a struggle for me.

Josh Gordon

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I'm always moving forward.

Debbie Allen

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There isn't anything I don't eat, although I'm not too keen on creepy crawly things. Other than that, I'm quite adventurous. I like all types of red meat, and I'm not a fussy eater at all.

Cherie Lunghi

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