By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
‘Good Bones’ is the best-known poem by the contemporary American poet Maggie Smith (born 1977) and the title poem of her third full-length poetry collection, Good Bones (2017).
Maggie Smith
10 of the Best Maggie Smith Poems Everyone Should Read
By Dr Oliver Tearle (Loughborough University)
The American poet Maggie Smith (born 1977) has become one of the most popular and most widely read contemporary poets, thanks to her poetry being shared on social media and elsewhere online. Her easy, conversational mode of address makes us feel as if we are being ushered into her confidence, but this colloquial style masks the artfulness of Smith’s verse, which is highly controlled and structured.