
Patricia Smith
Author · 15 books
Called “a testament to the power of words to change lives,” Patricia Smith is a renaissance artist of unmistakable signature, recognized as a force in the fields of poetry, playwriting, fiction, performance and creative collaboration.
Series
Books

Staten Island Noir
2012

Life According to Motown
1991

Teahouse of the Almighty
2006

Janna and the Kings
2003

Break Free From Emotional Eating
Stop Overeating and Start Losing Weight
2015

Compassion Satisfaction
: 50 Steps to Healthy Caregiving
2012
Teaching Sacraments
1990

Gotta Go Gotta Flow
Life, Love, and Lust on Chicago's South Side From the Seventies
2015

Incendiary Art
Poems
2017

Close to Death
Poems
1998

Big Towns, Big Talk
Poems
2002

Shoulda Been Jimi Savannah
2012

The Intentions of Thunder
New and Selected Poems
2025

Unshuttered
Poems
2023

Blood Dazzler
2008


