![]() ![]() A mother begs Abraham Lincoln to release her son from duty a father promises his children he will liberate them (not “steal” them, as their owner claims) and dozens of soldiers plead for their pensions, which they are denied because of the challenges of establishing an identity after slavery: “I/was a soldier of the United States./He told me it did not make any difference.” ![]() In her series “I Will Tell You the Truth about This, I Will Tell You All about It,” she presents the letters of black Union soldiers and their family members. In addition, she mines historical documents to add marginalized voices to the national story. The ones/Whose wealth is a kind of filth.” She boldly calls out “Those awful, awful men. ![]() ![]() Smith presents a clear-eyed portrait of the present, reconsiders the past and offers love as an ethical response to injustice.Ī Pulitzer Prize recipient, Smith writes with political force and lyrical intimacy about current events: environmental destruction, anti-immigrant violence, the refugee crisis. In her most recent collection, “Wade in the Water,” U.S. ![]()
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