Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times (A Norton Short) by Tracy K. Smith Casey Elsass Malachi opens Mina up to

Malachi opens Mina up to a world she never knew could be hers for the taking: including the love of Malachi's two closest friends and companions

while his curious child only has eyes for one of nature’s small wonders: a pinecone

Now the administration that created Monochrome has been ousted

awkward and obsessive

cursed places they can’t imagine leaving behind

Fear Less: Poetry in Perilous Times (A Norton Short) by Tracy K. Smith Casey Elsass Malachi opens Mina up toThe Pulitzer Prizewinning poet reveals how poetry is a powerful tool of connection and understanding in a fractured world. Drawing on deep passion and personal experience, former US Poet Laureate Tracy K. Smith demystifies the art form that has too often been mischaracterized as inaccessible, irrelevant, or intimidating. She argues that poetry is rooted in fundamentally human qualities innate to our capacities to love, dream, question, and engage