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Jan 2021
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Maggie Smith on Writing for Healing

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Maggie Smith is a poet whose work has been widely published, anthologized, and has appeared in Best American Poetry, the New York Times, The New Yorker and elsewhere.  Her latest book, Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change, a collection of essays and quotes, is a national bestseller.  In this episode, Maggie and Eric discuss this new book and ho ... Show More
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