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Bruce Smith (poet)

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Bruce Smith
Smith at the 2012 Lannan Series, Georgetown University
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
OccupationPoet
Notable awardsWilliam Carlos Williams Award (2012)

Bruce Smith (born 1946) is an American poet.

Life

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Smith was born and raised in Philadelphia. He taught at the University of Alabama, Phillips Academy, Andover[1] and now teaches at Syracuse University.[2][3] He has been a co-editor of the Graham House Review and a contributing editor of Born Magazine.[4]

Awards

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Collections

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  • The Common Wages. Sheep Meadow Press. 1983. ISBN 978-0-935296-42-6.
  • Silver and Information. University of Georgia Press. December 1985. ISBN 978-0-8203-0762-6.
  • Mercy Seat. University of Chicago Press. 1994. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-226-76405-4. Bruce Smith (poet).
  • The Other Lover. University of Chicago Press. 2000. ISBN 978-0-226-76408-5.
  • Songs for Two Voices. University of Chicago Press. April 2005. ISBN 978-0-226-76455-9.
  • Devotions. University of Chicago Press. April 15, 2011. ISBN 978-0226764351.
  • Spill. University of Chicago Press. 2018. ISBN 978-0-226-57041-9.

Anthologies

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References

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  1. ^ "Poet Bruce Smith's Reading: Introduction by Katherine V. Halsey". The Thacher School. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
  2. ^ "Bruce Smith". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
  3. ^ "Faculty Name". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
  4. ^ "Read By Author - Ploughshares". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
  5. ^ "Bruce Smith". Poetry Foundation. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-21.

Further reading

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