Everything you need to understand or teach Goldenrod by Maggie Smith.
Maggie Smith's Goldenrod is a collection of 54 poems. Independently and collectively, the poems explore large scale questions about what it means to be alive, how one might relate to the natural world, and how one might withstand great suffering or loneliness. With tenderness and wit, courage and verve, Smith crafts poetic atmospheres out of seemingly minute instances or images. Finding a collection of rocks and mulch in her son's pocket while doing laundry reminds her that beauty can be found even in the mundane. Tracing imaginary lines between stars at the planetarium teaches her how to be silent and find solace even in a public space. Trying to describe the smell of Bradford pear trees reminds her of nature's resilience. The collection examines thematic notions regarding truth and beauty, life and death, and destruction and recreation.
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