​ASFW is excited to welcome keynote speaker, poet, and Ohio State alumna, Maggie Smith. Maggie is the author of seven award-winning books, including Good Bones, the title poem of which was called the "Official Poem of 2016" by Public Radio International, and has been translated into more than twelve languages. Her poems have appeared in the New York Times, Tin House, The Believer, The Paris Review, Kenyon Review, Best American Poetry, and on the CBS primetime drama, Madam Secretary. Learn more about Maggie and her work

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