As Poet Laureate, Tracy K. Smith Hit the Road Listen Download Embed Share Share this on Facebook (Opens in a new window) Share this on Twitter (Opens in a new window) Share this via Email Tracy K. Smith poses in her Brooklyn apartment after winning the Pulitzer Prize for her poetry collection "Life on Mars," April 16, 2012. ( Jason DeCrow / AP Images ) Produced by The New Yorker and WNYC Studios