Maggie Smith on Embracing Imperfection, in Life and Art

Maggie Smith on Embracing Imperfection, in Life and Art

“The mistake, in fact, is a gift. The break, or breakdown, allows for a breakthrough.”

By Maggie Smith | April 4, 2025

Maggie Smith on the Anxious, Silent First Year of Motherhood

Maggie Smith on the Anxious, Silent First Year of Motherhood

“What had I done, insisting on more of us?”

By Maggie Smith | April 12, 2023

Singer-Songwriter Margo Price on Finding Truth and Joy in Writing a Memoir

Singer-Songwriter Margo Price on Finding Truth and Joy in Writing a Memoir

Maggie Smith Talks to the Author of Maybe We'll Make It

By Maggie Smith | January 12, 2023

Mary Laura Philpott on Facing the Unexpected and Absurd with Humor

Mary Laura Philpott on Facing the Unexpected and Absurd with Humor

The Author of Bomb Shelter In Conversation with Maggie Smith

By Maggie Smith | April 12, 2022

Maggie Smith on How to Revise Poems Without Losing the Initial Spark

Maggie Smith on How to Revise Poems Without Losing the Initial Spark

“If a poem is a machine made of words, it only runs as well as the words we choose to build it.”

By Maggie Smith | July 27, 2021

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