In poetry slam, Smith is a 2011 Individual World Poetry Slam finalist and the reigning two-time Rustbelt Individual Champion, and was on the 2014 championship team Sad Boy Supper …

Danez Smith’s ‘little prayer’ transforms tragedy into beauty, weaving hope and healing amid ruin while embracing resilience and uncertainties. This poem encapsulates the thematic richness, …

Danez's poetry and prose has been featured in Vanity Fair, The New York Times, The New Yorker, GQ, Best American Poetry and on the Late Show with Stephen Colbert. Danez is a …

Originally published in Poem-a-Day on March 31, 2023, by the Academy of American Poets. Photo credit: Anna Min Danez Smith is the author of Don’t Call Us Dead (Graywolf Press, …

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Aug 22, 2024 · We are honored to publish Danez Smith’s “Poem,” published as part of Mizna 25.1: Catastrophe Issue. We would also like to extend a special congratulations to Danez …

Danez Smith is the author of Don’t Call Us Dead, a finalist for the National Book Award, and [insert] boy, winner of the Lambda Literary Award and the Kate Tufts Discovery Award. They …