A review by m_figg
Ordinary Light: A Memoir by Tracy K. Smith

3.0

I love Smith's poetry, and she's been a terrific Poet Laureate, so I wanted to like this more, but I found it rather dull. There were a few great moments - the chapter about her halloween costume!! - but I found there was not as much reflection as I'd hoped from a memoir. Her mother still felt one-dimensional when I was through.