*WINNER OF THE FORWARD PRIZE FOR BEST COLLECTION 2018**A Finalist for the National Book Award for...

A searing new collection from the Forward Prize-winning American poet about the year 2020, the ye...

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Finalist for the National Book Award for PoetryWinner of the Forward Prize for Best Collection'[S...

'What a gift that Danez Smith, one of our greatest living poets, serves as our guide through this...

Winner, Kate Tufts Discovery Award, 2016Winner, John C Zacharis Award 2016 from PloughsharesWinne...

2014 Button Poetry Prize Winner 'These harrowing poems make montage, make mirrors, make elegiac b...

FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR POETRYFINALIST FOR THE 2021 NAACP IM...

'Danez Smith is a powerhouse of poetry.'-Literary Hub

'Setting the stage for an enduring and genre-defining career, Hughes wanted to tell the stories o...