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Instant New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith returns with a new collection of poems on the sometimes-blurry distinction between mind and body, and how the self shifts and moves through time and space. The title of Maggie Smith’s new collection comes from the eponymous poem: You ask what I’ll miss about this life.Everything but cruelty, […]

A liberatory anthology of twenty-seven writers—a community in book form—charting paths ahead for action and care in the face of political uncertainty, curated by Maggie Smith and Saeed Jones.  Inspired by Saeed Jones and Maggie Smith’s conversations in the wake of the 2024 election, this is a collection of poems, essays, and visual art on […]

New York Times bestselling author and poet Maggie Smith distills creativity and the craft of writing with a practical guide perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert’s Big Magic and Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird. Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience and her bestselling Substack newsletter, For Dear Life, Maggie Smith breaks down creativity into ten essential elements: attention, […]

A lyrical and reassuring picture book perfect for calming active minds at bedtime (or anytime). At bedtime, when lights go out…sometimes thoughts stay on. Scary things and worries flutter and flap around. It’s so hard to sleep! But a little imagination (and a lot of love) can create a cozy nest for happy thoughts–and sweet […]

An instant New York Times Bestseller, Smith’s debut memoir-in-vignettes is an unflinching look at what it means to live and write our own lives. “This book is nothing less than a cathartic miracle.” —Alissa Nutting

Based on the national bestseller —called “a meditation on kindness and hope” (NPR) — a 52-exercise journal about hope and renewal from the award-winning poet.

A stunning poetry collection that celebrates the beauty and messiness of life. A national bestseller named Best Book of 2021 by NPR.

A collection of quotes and essays that celebrates the beauty and strength on the other side of loss. This is a book for anyone who has gone through a difficult time and is wondering: What comes next?

Named one of the “Best Poetry Books of 2017” by the Washington Post and praised for its “dynamically precise and vivid images, and [Smith’s] uncanny ability to find just the right word or action to crack open our known experience,” this book is much more than its title poem.

In this award-winning chapbook of “whip smart and darkly funny” poems, Smith explores the idea of disaster via current events and popular culture.

Selected by Kimiko Hahn as the winner of the 2012 Dorset Prize, The Well Speaks of Its Own Poison is “as much about the terrible and beautiful dreams of children as it is about waking up as a parent. This is a rare book of poems.” —Stanley Plumly

In Maggie Smith’s award-winning chapbook, “as in the Brothers Grimm, we learn early how hazardous life is and how eagerly our fate awaits us. In these inventive new poems, Smith borrows elements from folktales, fairy tales, and fables.” —Kathy Fagan

Smith’s award-winning debut collection explores themes of place, memory, and myth. “These are poems we trust, poems that ask hard questions while at the same time convincing us of the magic in the world.” —Carol Potter