{"product_id":"fear-less-tracy-k-smith-9781324050988","title":"Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times","description":"\u003cp\u003eDrawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as \"inaccessible,\" \"irrelevant,\" or \"intimidating.\" She argues that poetry is rooted in fundamentally human qualities innate to our capacities to love, dream, question, and engage across diverse cultures and backgrounds. Lifting the veil on her own creative process, Smith shows us how reading and writing poetry allows us to confront life's many uncertainties and losses, to build camaraderie with strangers, and to understand ourselves. She grounds readers in the technical elements of the craft and provides close readings of the works of contemporary poets such as Joy Harjo, Danez Smith, and Francisco M?rquez, alongside classic poems by Dickinson, Keats, Millay, and others. By reimaging and reexamining the age-old art form, \u003cem\u003eFear Less\u003c\/em\u003e is a warm invitation to find meaning, consolation, and hope through poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tracy K. Smith\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1324050985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781324050988\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/18\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Tracy K. Smith","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46838470508799,"sku":"9781324050988","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_13554fe3-b649-437c-bc48-fad7531e0694.jpg?v=1746589933","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/fear-less-tracy-k-smith-9781324050988","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}