Tracy K. Smith

We remember David Bowie with the poet Tracy K. Smith, who won a Pulitzer Prize for her collection of poetry inspired by the pop icon.

The photo of a protester captured racial tension in the US. Kurt takes a closer look with a photo historian and the poet Tracy K. Smith. Plus, the backstory from the subject herself.

We asked for your poem about the rock star or other teen idol who captured your imagination – as a teenager or now.

It’s the first poem about David Bowie to win the Pulitzer Prize. Tracy K. Smith’s collection Life on Mars contains many references to the man she salutes as the “Pope of Pop”