The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems is a poetry collection by American poet Patricia Smith, published by Scribner on September 30, 2025. The book won the National Book Award for Poetry (2025). It also won the NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work in Poetry (2026).
Reception In a starred review, Publishers Weekly called the book a “formidable volume of selected and previously uncollected poems.”
Awards National Book Award for Poetry (winner, 2025) NAACP Image Award for Outstanding Literary Work – Poetry (winner, 2026)
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