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The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems (National Book Award Winner)
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A selection of new and previously uncollected poems rooted in Black joy from the lyrical voice of Patricia Smith.
FINALIST FOR THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR POETRY
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING POETRY
“Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than the last.” —The Guardian
“In The Intentions of Thunder, language itself becomes weather—charged, clarifying, and resounding, a form of resurrection and survival.” —National Book Award Judges' Citation
A collection of the finest new and selected poems from one of the most groundbreaking v...
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD
WINNER OF THE NAACP IMAGE AWARD FOR OUTSTANDING POETRY
“Patricia Smith is the greatest living poet. Every book is better than the last.” —The Guardian
“In The Intentions of Thunder, language itself becomes weather—charged, clarifying, and resounding, a form of resurrection and survival.” —National Book Award Judges' Citation
A collection of the finest new and selected poems from one of the most groundbreaking v...
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