Smith College Professor Michael Thurston uncovers how one influential critic helped shape the early American literary landscape As difficult as it might be to believe today, there wasn’t much support ...

Garnett, a government major, doesn’t shy away from difficult conversations. In high school, she successfully took on the ...

Ungulates (2 toes): A hoofed mammal, including deer, moose, horse. Rodents (5 rear toes/4 front): Gnawing animals, including squirrels, rats, mice, porcupines and beavers. Stunted conifers: A ...

At the conclusion of the semester, Hyde and her students collaborated with the librarians at the Hillyer Art Library to adapt the students’ stories into zines. Students were inspired by everything ...

If you don’t know how to use media, media will use you. The Department of Film and Media Studies helps students become thoughtful viewers and skillful producers of moving image media—a cultural force ...

Smithie Snapshots is a profile series highlighting members of the Smith community from all over the world, including entering new students. Smithies support each other in uncountable ways. From ...

Jamaal May, described by the Boston Review as a “poet as machinist”, writes exquisite paths between the melancholy and the sublime. Born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, May explores themes of ...

Danez Smith’s most recent collection—Bluff—interrogates America’s systemic racism, our country’s epidemic of gun violence, the murder of George Floyd, and how the language of poetry might serve as a ...

Jay Wright is the author of eight books of poems, including The Homecoming Singer (1971), Dimensions Of History (1976), Selected Poems (1987), and Boleros(1991). In 1996 the Chancellors of the Academy ...

Adrienne Rich‘s life and writings have bravely and eloquently challenged roles, myths, and assumptions for half a century. She has been a fervent activist against racism, sexism, economic injustice, ...

Lucille Clifton is one of the most beloved and respected figures in American poetry today. A major voice since her publishing debut in 1969, she has continued to portray the experiences of being an ...

Cornelius Eady is the author of seven books of poetry and two librettos. Praised for his approachable and simple language, Eady captures the emotional vulnerability of life in a clean, elegant style.