
Linda Christensen You are coming to Portland, OR in April for our Urban Sites Conference. I would love to talk with you before then. I've been using your poetry with my students since I first heard you speak in Boston at a conference over ten years ago. I am very excited that we were able to get you to "keynote" our conference. Thanks for coming. Linda Christensen

Patricia Smith Where else can you see Marilyn Nelson, Thomas Sayers Ellis, Tara Betts and Patricia Spears Jones on one stage, in one night, for freeeeeeeeeee?
Location:The New School/ Wollman Hall
Time:6:30PM Thursday, November 5th

Lisha Weaks-Hawkins Hi Mrs Smith. I wrota a paper analyzing your poetry. I got an A!!! Thank you for being the voice of the Inner City. A voice for individuals that truly need a voice to be heard. Your poetry was introduced @ our community college. It truly open doors!!!!

Robert Robinson I was the Black italian student at NYU last night. We connected over glasses of white pinot chardonay. I am so looking forward to your next reading and snapping my thumbs in approval. You have inspired me.You will be in my prayers for even greater success! On another note, as soon as I got home last night i threw out that bottle of lysol.

Michelle PSmith rocks the house!

Patricia Smith I can't tell you how much fun I'm going to have. It's 80 degrees RIGHT NOW. Come.
Location:Winter Park, FL
Time:7:00PM Thursday, October 8th

Patricia Loved meeting you, Patricia! Safe journey today...

Patricia Smith I'm flirting with snooze in an airport hotel in Kentwood, Michigan. Somewhere in the same hotel is Tony Hoagland; we're reading tomorrow and Thursday at Grand Valley State University.

Lynne You are so right! I just spent a month with "Blood Dazzler" for a packet of my MFA work. From Katrina, to Ethel Freeman, to Luther B and his devoted person, to Bush, to the 34 who were left at St. Rita's, I was blown away by the variety of form and structure used to make the voices come alive, to live within me. I w...as blessed to hear Patrica Smith talk about and read her work during my Jan. residency... it was the first time I encountered her, and I know I won't let it be the last!

Lisha Weaks-Hawkins Hi. Mrs. Smith My name is Alisha I am from Richmond, VA. You have made me changemy view of Poetry. I am writing a paper for class analyzing some of your poems. You are the voice for those that need another persons voice in order to be heard!!!!Thanks.

Patricia Smith News for the National Book Festival in DC. No Prez O (sigh/damn), but John Grisham, Gwen Ifill, John Irving, Julia Alvarez, Kay Ryan, Colson Whitehead, Junot Diaz, Jacqueline Woodson, Paula Deen, Walter Mosley, Ken Burns and--whew!

Jeremy Fee I love your poetry. You're such an inspiration! Peace.

Marilyn Thomas-King Hello Patricia - I am a poet in NYC and host an open mic series in NYC call Sister of Da Soul and here's my flier for tomorrow's show. You can check out my FB page & read my poetry. I've been writing since the 60's & have ALL of my work. Love the scernie & pic.















