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R. T. Smith - R. T. Smith is the author of numerous poetry collections, including In the Night Orchard: New and Selected Poems (Texas Review... Poets.orgPoems Poets Poem-a-Day NationalPoetryMonth MaterialsforTeachers TeachThisPoem PoemsforKids PoetryforTeens LessonPlans ResourcesforTeachers AcademyofAmericanPoets AmericanPoetsMagazine AcademyofAmericanPoetsNationalPoetryMonthAmericanPoetsMagazineDashboardLogoutLoginMyAccountDashboardLogout Membership DonateDonateDonatePoetsSearchmorethan3,000biographiesofcontemporaryandclassicpoets.search findpoems findpoets poem-a-day library(texts,books&more) materialsforteachers poetrynearyou R.T.Smith readpoemsbythispoet R.T.SmithwasborninWashington,D.C.,in1947,andhewasraisedinGeorgiaandNorthCarolina.Heistheauthorofnumerouspoetrycollections,includingIntheNightOrchard:NewandSelectedPoems(TexasReviewPress,2014)andOutlawStyle(UniversityofArkansasPress,2007)andMessenger(LouisianaStateUniversityPress,2001),whichbothreceivedaLibraryofVirginiaAnnualLiteraryAward.HeisalsotheauthoroftheshortstorycollectionFaith(RiverCityPublishing,1995),andhecoedited CommonWealth:ContemporaryPoetsofVirginia (UniversityofVirginiaPress,2003)withSarahKennedy.SmithhasreceivedfellowshipsandgrantsfromArtsInternational,theNationalEndowmentfortheArts,andtheVirginiaCommissionfortheArts,andin2013hereceivedtheCaroleWeinsteinPrizeinPoetryfromtheLibraryofVirginia.HehaspreviouslytaughtatAppalachianStateUniversityandAuburnUniversity,wherehecoeditedSouthernHumanitiesReview.Hecurrentlyservesasthewriter-in-residenceatWashingtonandLeeUniversity,whereheeditsShenandoah.HelivesinVirginia. School/Movements contemporary RelatedPoets DianaGoetsch PrageetaSharma MillerWilliams AmandaGorman AdrienneRich TerranceHayes loadingYearTitlePrev 1 Next loadingYearTitlePrev 1 Next loadingYearTitlePrev 1 Next PoetryIntheNightOrchard:NewandSelectedPoems(TexasReviewPress,2014)TheRedWolf:ADreamofFlanneryO’Connor(LouisianaLiteraturePress,2013)OutlawStyle(UniversityofArkansasPress,2007)TheHollowLogLounge(UniversityofIllinoisPress,2003)Brightwood(LouisianaStateUniversityPress,2003)Messenger(LouisianaStateUniversityPress,2001)Trespasser (LouisianaStateUniversityPress,1996)Hunter-Gatherer (LivingstonPress,1996)TheCardinalHeart (LivingstonPress,1991)FindingthePath(BlackWillow,1983)FromtheHighDive (WaterMarkPress,1983)ProseTheCalabooseEpistles(IrisPress,2009)UkeRiverDelivers(LouisianaStateUniversityPress,2006)Faith(BlackBeltPress,1995)DianaGoetschPoetandteacherDianaGoetschisauthorofthepoetrycollectionsTheJobofBeing...ReadmoreaboutDianaGoetschPrageetaSharmaPrageetaSharmaistheauthorofUndergloom(FenceBooks,2013);Infamous...ReadmoreaboutPrageetaSharmaMillerWilliamsStanleyMillerWilliamswasborninHoxie,Arkansas,onApril8,1930.Williamsfirstattended...ReadmoreaboutMillerWilliamsAmandaGormanThefirst-everNationalYouthPoetLaureate, AmandaGormanistheauthorofTheOnefor...ReadmoreaboutAmandaGormanAdrienneRichTheauthorofnumerouscollectionsofpoetry,AdrienneRichwrotepoemsexaminingsuchthingsas...ReadmoreaboutAdrienneRichTerranceHayesThe2010winneroftheNationalBookAwardinpoetry,TerranceHayesistheauthorofseven...ReadmoreaboutTerranceHayesNewsletterSignUp AcademyofAmericanPoetsNewsletter AcademyofAmericanPoetsEducatorNewsletter TeachThisPoem Poem-a-Day submit SupportUsBecomeaMemberDonateNowGetInvolvedMakeaBequestAdvertisewithUsPoetsShopFollowUs poets.org FindPoems FindPoets PoetryNearYou JobsforPoets ReadStanza PrivacyPolicy PressCenter Advertise academyofamericanpoets AboutUs Programs Prizes FirstBookAward JamesLaughlinAward AmbroggioPrize Chancellors Staff nationalpoetrymonth Poetry&theCreativeMind DearPoetProject Poster 30WaystoCelebrate Sponsorship americanpoets BooksNoted Essays Advertise ©AcademyofAmericanPoets,75MaidenLane,Suite901,NewYork,NY10038 poets.org