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Crystal Simone Smith
Crystal Simone Smith is an author of many genres and author of seven books of poetry and nonfiction, most recently, Common Sense: Addressed to Today’s Citizens of America, published by Beacon Press (September 2025), and upcoming Ghostwoman, Arising. Her other works include Dark Testament: Blackout Poems (Henry Holt, 2023) and Runagate: Songs of the Freedom Bound (Duke University Press, 2025). Her work has been honored and recognized by The Haiku Foundation, North Carolina Poetry Society, The Haiku Society of America, The Children’s Book Council, The Record Academy (Grammy Awards).