Zibby is joined by professor and poet Maggie Smith to discuss her latest collection, Goldenrod, which includes a selection of the poems Maggie has written since 2016. Maggie shares why she calls herself a recovering pessimist, the reason she doesn't write when she's in the midst of big feelings, and how she often pulls together poems from lines she writes as they come to her. Zibby also reads two selections from the book, including a piece Maggie forgot she had written.Purchase on Amazon or Bookshop.Amazon: https://amzn.to/3xBYAkTBookshop: https://bit.ly/3G1xGpc Our GDPR privacy policy was updated on August 8, 2022. Visit acast.com/privacy for more information.