Clint Smith

Clint Smith is a writer and a Ph.D. candidate at Harvard University whose work has appeared in publications including The New Yorker, The Atlantic, and The New Republic. He is the author of the poetry collection Counting Descent.

I Visited A Former Plantation To Understand Why People Get Married There. All I Saw Was Pain.

Where some people see a place to exchange vows, all I see is the enslavement of my ancestors. Do they not know the history, or do they simply not care?

Clint Smith • 2 years ago 2 years ago

The Terrible Costs Of Selective Empathy

We asked a group of writers to consider the forces that have shaped our lives in 2017. Here, writer Clint Smith explores the limits of empathy, asking why some victims of tragedy are given more attention and resources than others.

Clint Smith • 5 years ago 5 years ago