Patricia Smith presented by the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College

Name: Patricia Smith presented by the Boutelle-Day Poetry Center at Smith College
Start: 2025-11-11T19:00:00-05:00
Location: Wright Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01063

Schedule

Tue, 11 Nov, 2025 at 07:00 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Wright Hall, Smith College, Northampton, MA, United States, Massachusetts 01063 | Northampton, MA

Patricia Smith
followed by conversation with ENG 303 students
Tuesday, November 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m.
Weinstein Auditorium, Wright Hall
Patricia Smith’s career spans decades and genres and The Intentions of Thunder (Scribner, 2025), Smith’s newest publication, shortlisted for the 2025 National Book Award, features new and selected poetry in a celebration of her ever-evolving literary legacy. Joy Priest has described Patricia Smith as a poet who “writes so close to her characters, it’s as if she steps into their bodies, thinks through their minds, sees through their eyes.” Followed by a conversation led by students in Melissa Parrish’s ENG 303 class. Books will be sold and a signing will follow. Free & open to the public. Livestream also available on the BDPC YouTube page.
Free, open to the public and wheelchair accessible. For disability access information or accommodation requests, call 413-585-2669. To request a sign language interpreter, email [email protected] at least ten days before the event.