Patricia Smith, Winner of the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry

Patricia Smith accepts the 2025 National Book Award for Poetry for The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems The National Book Award for Nonfiction was presented by panel chair Terrance Hayes. Also features a voiceover by Lena Dunham—writer, actor, and director—introducing the Poetry category. Patricia Smith, The Intentions of Thunder: New and Selected Poems Scribner / Simon & Schuster 2025 National Book Awards Winner for Poetry www.nationalbook.org/awards