EntityQ7145842· pop 6· linked from 110 articlesPatricia SmithSign in to saveAmerican poetPerson · Open LibraryBorn1955-00-00Works117Top worksGrowing Our Hearts and BrainsIntentions of ThunderDemonstrable Value of Honors EducationWhen small pots speakRemembervia Open Library + WikidataMusic · MusicBrainzTypePersonCountryUSActive from1969-08-06Active to2003-10-21via MusicBrainz · CC0Listeners · Last.fmListeners431Total plays1,185 <a href="https://www.last.fm/music/Patricia+Smith">Read more on Last.fm</a>via Last.fm · Patricia SmithKey datesBorn1955via Wikidata · CC0Wikidata factsInstance ofhumanGiven namePatriciaFamily nameSmithGenderfemaleCitizenshipUnited StatesPlace of birthChicagoOccupationjournalistEmployerSierra Nevada UniversityLanguages spokenEnglish languageAwardRuth Lilly Poetry PrizeConnectionsBoston GlobeEntityEdgar AwardsEntityCategories1955 births20th-century African-American writers20th-century American journalists20th-century American poets20th-century American women journalists20th-century American women poets21st-century American poets21st-century American women poetsAfrican-American journalistsAfrican-American poetsAfrican-American women journalistsAfrican-American women writers