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Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith is the award-winning author of Good Bones, her poem that went viral in 2016. She's the New York Times bestselling writer of her memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, and nationally bestselling books, Keep Moving and Goldenrod. The distinguished poet, Maggie Smith, is also an editor and teacher. She has received numerous excellence awards including two Academy of American Poets Prizes, a Pushcart Prize, and several fellowships. Smith's poetry has been widely published, appearing in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Best American Poetry, and more. Learn more about Maggie Smith's writing on our podcast.

Discover all the books by the award-winning poet, Maggie Smith, at Barnes & Noble. Find her poetry collections including Good Bones and Goldenrod as well as her essay collection Keep Moving. Maggie Smith's new book is her memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful. Smith is a widely published writer with her poems and essays appearing in The New York Times, The New Yorker, The Washington Post, The Guardian, and many other renowned publications.

Does Maggie Smith write poems?


Maggie Smith is a writer of thought-provoking poetry. Many of her incredible poems capture both the beauty and the darkness of the world we live in.

Which Maggie Smith poem went viral?

Smith's poem, Good Bones, went viral on the internet in 2016, because it strongly related to the atmosphere around the world in the wake of the Orlando mass shooting that occurred that same week.

5 Bestselling Books by Poet Maggie Smith


  • Keep Moving
  • Good Bones
  • Goldenrod
  • Disasterology
  • You Could Make This Place Beautiful