Bruce Smith (poet)
Bruce Smith | |
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 Smith at the 2012 Lannan Series, Georgetown University | |
| Born | 1946 (age 77–78) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | American |
| Notable awards | William Carlos Williams Award (2012) |
Bruce Smith (born 1946) is an American poet.
Life
Smith was born and raised in
Graham House Review and a contributing editor of Born Magazine.[4]
Awards
- “Discovery”/The Nation Award winner
- 2000 Guggenheim Fellowship
- National Endowment for the Arts grant
- Massachusetts Foundation for the Arts grant
- 1984 National Poetry Series Selection, for Silver and Information
- National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize finalist for The Other Lover
- National Book Award finalist for Devotions
- 2012 William Carlos Williams Award presented by the Poetry Society of America
- Finalist, National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize[5]
Collections
- The Common Wages. Sheep Meadow Press. 1983. ISBN 978-0-935296-42-6.
- Silver and Information. ISBN 978-0-8203-0762-6.
- Mercy Seat. 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
- ISBN 978-0-7432-0388-3.
- ISBN 978-0-7432-5757-2.
- 2009 Pushcart Prize anthology
References
- ^ "Poet Bruce Smith's Reading: Introduction by Katherine V. Halsey". The Thacher School. 2012-01-18. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
- ^ "Bruce Smith". Archived from the original on 2009-06-14. Retrieved 2009-09-22.
- ^ "Faculty Name". Archived from the original on 2010-06-09. Retrieved 2009-12-07.
- ^ "Read By Author - Ploughshares". Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Bruce Smith". Poetry Foundation. 2020-05-20. Retrieved 2020-05-21.
Further reading
- Burt, Stephen (August 4, 2011). "Poetry for Tough Guys". The New York Times. Review of Devotions (2011).
External links
- "Devotion: The Burnt-Over District", Poetry (January 2008)
- "Devotion: The Garment District", Poetry (January 2008)
- "Obbligato", Poetry (April 2004)
- "The Game", The New Yorker, September 7, 2009
- "Something of Consolation", AGNI 56, 2002
- "Still", Greensboro Review, 2007
- "Silver and Information", Poetry Foundation
- "Letter to T.", Ploughshares, Winter 1998-99
- "Jelly 292 ", Ploughshares, Winter 1998-99
- "Airless ", Ploughshares, Fall 2001
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