Complicated Artistic Impact
Maggie reflects on the complexities of her poem "good bones" gaining popularity during times of tragedy, highlighting the dual emotions of pride and unease in her work's resonance with suffering. Jonathan delves into the cultural aversion to acknowledging collective suffering as a source of connection, contrasting it with the more accepted notion of shared celebration.In this clip
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Maggie Smith | Good Bones, Good Life
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