R. T. Smith - Wikipedia

Rodney T. Smith (born 1947 in Washington, D.C.) is an American poet, fiction writer, and editor. The author of twelve poetry collections and a collection of ... R.T.Smith FromWikipedia,thefreeencyclopedia Jumptonavigation Jumptosearch FortheAmericanWorldWarIIflyingacesometimescalledR.T.Smith,seeRobertT.Smith. RodneyT.Smith(born1947inWashington,D.C.)isanAmericanpoet,fictionwriter,andeditor.Theauthoroftwelvepoetrycollectionsandacollectionofshortfiction,SmithistheeditorofShenandoah,aprestigiousliteraryjournalpublishedbyWashingtonandLeeUniversity.HispoetryandstoriesareidentifiedwithSouthernliteratureandhavebeenpublishedinmagazinesandliteraryjournalssuchasTheAtlanticMonthly,Poetry,SouthernHumanitiesReview,andTheKenyonReview. Contents 1Life 2Academicandeditingcareer 3Awards 4Bibliography 4.1Selectedpoetrycollections 4.2Fiction 4.3Aseditor 5References 6Externallinks Life[edit] RodneyT.SmithgrewupinGeorgiaandNorthCarolina.[1]SmithreceivedhishighereducationatGeorgiaTech,theUniversityofNorthCarolina,andAppalachianStateUniversity.[2]HenowlivesinRockbridgeCounty,Virginia. Academicandeditingcareer[edit] WhileatAppalachianStateUniversity,SmithfoundedColdMountainReview.HealsotaughtfornineteenyearsasanEnglishprofessoratAuburnUniversity,wherehewasnamedanAlumniWriter-In-Residence. AtAuburnSmithco-editedSouthernHumanitiesReview.HecurrentlyservesaseditorofShenandoah,aprestigiousliteraryjournalpublishedbyWashingtonandLeeUniversity,wherehealsoteachescreativewritingandliteraturecoursesintheEnglishDepartment. HeteachespoetryandfictionintheLow-ResidencyMFAprograminCreativeWritingatConverseCollege. Awards[edit] Smith'swritingshavewonthePushcartPrizeandbeencollectedinBestAmericanShortStoriesandNewStoriesFromtheSouth.HehasreceivedfellowshipsfromtheNationalEndowmentfortheArts,theNorthCarolinaArtsCouncil,andtheAlabamaCouncilontheArts(healsoreceivedtheAlabamaGovernor'sAwardforAchievementbyanArtist).TwoofhispoetrycollectionshavebeennominatedforthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry.[3]OtherawardsincludetheLibraryofVirginiaPoetryPrizeandtheMauriceEnglishPoetryAward.[4] Bibliography[edit] Selectedpoetrycollections[edit] OutlawStyle:Poems(ArkansasPoetrySeries,2007) TheHollowLogLounge(UniversityofIllinoisPress,2003).Winnerofthe2004MauriceEnglishPoetryAward. Brightwood(LouisianaStateUniversityPress,2003) Messenger(LouisianaStateUniversityPress,2001).WinneroftheLibraryofVirginiaPoetryPrize. SplittheLark:SelectedPoems(1999) Trespasser(1996).NominatedforthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry. Hunter-Gatherer(LivingstonUniversityPress,1996) TheCardinalHeart(1991).NominatedforthePulitzerPrizeforPoetry. FromtheHighDive(1983) Fiction[edit] Faith:Stories(BlackBeltPress,1995) UkeRiversDelivers:Stories(YellowShoePress,2006) TheCalabooseEpistles(IrisPress,2009) Aseditor[edit] CommonWealth:ContemporaryPoetsofVirginia(2003,withSarahKennedy). References[edit] ^Lee,Don(Fall2006)."Postscripts(LauraKasischkeandR.T.Smith,CohenAwardWinners)".Ploughshares,theliteraryjournalofEmersonCollege.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2008-07-23. ^"R.T.SmithNamedW&L'sWriter-in-Residence".WashingtonandLeeUniversity.2009-06-24.Retrieved2011-07-14. ^InterviewwithR.T.SmithbyJ.M.Spalding,TheCortlandReview,May1998,accessedMarch6,2007. ^"ShenandoahEditorR.T.SmithWinsPushcartPrizeandthe2006CohenAwardfromPloughshares".WashingtonandLeeUniversity.May23,2006.Archivedfromtheoriginalon2007-04-17. Externallinks[edit] Shenandoah:TheWashingtonandLeeUniversityReview AuthoritycontrolGeneral ISNI 1 VIAF 1 WorldCat Nationallibraries UnitedStates CzechRepublic Other FacetedApplicationofSubjectTerminology Retrievedfrom"https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=R._T._Smith&oldid=1056618899" Categories:Americanmalepoets1947birthsLivingpeopleGeorgiaTechalumniWashingtonandLeeUniversityfacultyUniversityofNorthCarolinaatChapelHillalumniAppalachianStateUniversityalumniAuburnUniversityfacultyHiddencategories:ArticleswithISNIidentifiersArticleswithVIAFidentifiersArticleswithWORLDCATIDidentifiersArticleswithLCCNidentifiersArticleswithNKCidentifiersArticleswithFASTidentifiers Navigationmenu Personaltools NotloggedinTalkContributionsCreateaccountLogin Namespaces ArticleTalk English Views ReadEditViewhistory More Search Navigation MainpageContentsCurrenteventsRandomarticleAboutWikipediaContactusDonate Contribute HelpLearntoeditCommunityportalRecentchangesUploadfile Tools WhatlinkshereRelatedchangesUploadfileSpecialpagesPermanentlinkPageinformationCitethispageWikidataitem Print/export DownloadasPDFPrintableversion Languages Addlinks