Maggie Smith

Keep Moving by Maggie Smith is a profoundly inspiring collection of essays and quotes that offers readers a beacon of hope amidst life's inevitable struggles. Conceived during a tumultuous period in Smith's life, the book draws from her personal journey through a painful divorce. What began as 'notes to self' shared on social media blossomed into a lifeline for many,...

'Life, like a poem, is a series of choices.' In her long-awaited debut memoir, You Could Make This Place Beautiful, award-winning poet Maggie Smith explores in lyrical vignettes the end of her marriage and the beginning of a surprising new life. With the spirit of reflection and empathy she's known for, Smith interweaves snapshots of a life with meditations on...

In her long-awaited debut memoir, award-winning poet Maggie Smith explores in lyrical vignettes the end of her marriage and the beginning of a surprising new life. It is a story about a mother's fierce and constant love for her children, and a woman's love and regard for herself. Above all, this memoir is an argument for possibility. Smith reveals how,...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER NAMED A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR BY NPR “To read Maggie Smith is to embrace the achingly precious beauty of the present moment.” —Time “A captivating collection from a wise, accessible poet.” —People From the award-winning poet and bestselling author of You Could Make This Place Beautiful, Keep Moving, and Good Bones, a stunning poetry collection that...

A powerful collection of poems that look at parenthood, solitude, love, and memory. Pulling objects from everyday life— a hallway mirror, a rock found in her son's pocket, a field of goldenrods at the side of the road—Maggie Smith reveals the magic of the present moment. The poems in Goldenrod celebrate the contours of daily life, explore and delight in...

'How I wish I'd had access to this book when I was first starting out as a writer! Maggie Smith has created an offering here of great substance and generosity - walking writers of all levels through the sometimes wild and terrifying landscape of literary endeavour' ELIZABETH GILBERT Drawing from her twenty years of teaching experience, bestselling writing career and...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - NPR Best Book of the Year - Time Best Book of the Year - Oprah Daily Best Memoir of the Year "A bittersweet study in both grief and joy." ---Time A sparklingly beautiful memoir-in-vignettes (Isaac Fitzgerald, New York Times bestselling author) that explores coming of age in your middle age—from the bestselling poet and...