Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith is the New York Times bestselling author of eight books of poetry and prose, including You Could Make This Place Beautiful, Good Bones, and her latest, Dear Writer: Pep Talks & Practical Advice for the Creative Life. The People’s Project, an anthology coedited with Saeed Jones, will be out in September 2025 from Washington Square Press/Atria. Smith’s poems and essays have appeared in the New York Times, The New Yorker, The Paris Review, The Nation, The Atlantic, and The Best American Poetry.