![]() ![]() JK: I’m guessing there's probably no course called, “What To Do If Your Poem Goes Viral,” in most MFA programs? I think part of what allows us to be vulnerable in poems is the idea that the audience is relatively small. If I had thoughts about the number of people that would read “Good Bones” when I was writing that poem, I probably wouldn't have sent it out, because that would have been really intimidating. So to have a poem go viral is especially strange, because that means it reaches people who don't necessarily always read poetry. MAGGIE SMITH: When you're a poet, you expect your readership to be other poets. JUDI KETTELER: So what’s it like to have a poem go viral? ![]() ![]() In our unstable, frightening, and frustrating world, the ideas she shares are more relevant than ever.Īhead of the release of her book, Shondaland spoke with Smith about how to keep moving after life knocks you down. With its striking and colorful design, Keep Moving feels a bit like a Pinterest board full of helpful quotes and stories. The Tweets eventually became a book, which Smith stitched together with a series of short, lyrical essays that provide extra context. So she started tweeting messages to herself about things like resilience and finding the way through discomfort. When Smith’s marriage was ending in 2018, she found herself seeking some kind of verbal balm to soothe her grief-filled days. Sometimes we need to go through what looks catastrophic or traumatic in order to be transformed. ![]()
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