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    Poet Natasha Trethewey delves into memory in ‘The House of Being’

    by Elizabeth Lund Apr 09, 2024 3 minutes

    Natasha Trethewey, who served as poet laureate of the United States from 2012 to 2014, deepens her exploration of the memories and landscapes that have shaped her writing in “The House of Being.” The book is a slim yet stunning collection of essays published as part of the Yale University “Why I Write” series.

    Fans will recognize the broad thematic strokes in “The House of Being,” as illustrated by her parents’ interracial marriage, which was illegal in Mississippi in the year of Ms. Trethewey’s birth. Her mother,

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