Jordan Smith (poet)
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Jordan Smith (born September 11, 1954) is an American poet and professor at Union College in Schenectady, New York.[1]
Biography
Jordan Smith was born in Fairport, New York. He earned his bachelor's degree at Empire State College, his master's degree at Johns Hopkins University, and his master's of fine arts degree at the University of Iowa where he was a student of Marvin Bell.[2] He was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1984,[3] Guggenheim Fellowship in 1988,[4] and an Ingram Merrill Foundation fellowship [5] Smith is the author of eight collections of poetry including An Apology for Loving the Old Hymns (1982), The Names of Things Are Leaving (2006), and Clare's Empire (2014).[6] He is a contributor to AGNI literary magazine, American Short Fiction, Antaeus (magazine), New England Review, The Yale Review|Yale Review,[7] Antioch Review, and New Hibernia Review.[8] Smith is Edward E. Hale Jr. Professor of English at Union College and teaches creative writing and poetry.[9]
Bibliography
Poetry collections
- An Apology for Loving the Old Hymns, Princeton University Press, 1982.
- Lucky Seven, Wesleyan University Press, 1988.
- The Household of Continuance, Copper Beech, 1992.
- For Appearances, University of Tampa Press, 2002.
- The Names of Things Are Leaving, University of Tampa Press, 2006.
- The Light in the Film, University of Tampa Press, 2011.
- Clare's Empire, Hydroelectric, 2014.
- Little Black Train, 3 Mile Harbor.
Chapbooks
- Three Grange Halls, Swan Scythe, 2002.[10]
- Greatest Hits, Pudding House, 2003.
- The Flute is Zero, Right Hand Pointing, 2006.[11]
References
- ↑ "Live Encounters | Jordan Smith – An Education". liveencounters.net. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "NEA Literature Fellowships: 40 Years of Supporting American Writers" (PDF). National Endowment for the Arts. March 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Jordan F. Smith". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "Bookshelf - Page 2". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ Foundation, Poetry (2021-08-25). "Jordan Smith". Poetry Foundation. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "Jordan Smith". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "Project MUSE - New Hibernia Review-Volume 24, Number 4, Winter/Geimhreadh 2020". muse.jhu.edu. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "Jordan Smith". Union College. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "Swan Scythe Press > Three Grange Halls". www.swanscythepress.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ↑ "Jordan Smith: The Flute Is Zero". righthandpointing.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
External Links
- 3 Mile Harbor Press: "Winner Of The Three Mile Harbor Poetry Prize: Praise For Jordan Smith’s Little Black Train"
- Cultural Daily: "Poets on Craft: Jordan Smith and Alexis Rhone Fancher", July 29, 2020
- Galatea Resurrects: "2 Books by Jordan Smith" and interview, November 30, 2006
- Hydroelectric Press: "Inaugural Title by Jordan Smith" , November 15, 2014
- The University of Iowa: New Collection of Poetry by Workshop Alum Explores the British Poet, John Clare, April 17, 2014
- Kelly Adirondack Center: "What Came Home" in collaboration with Walter Hatke
- One, Jacar Press: Issue 15, May 9, 2018
- Numéro Cinq: "On the Suicides at the NY/Canada Border & Other Poems", May 2012
- New York Regents Examinations|Regents English Power Pack Revised Edition: "Money Musk"
- The Daily Gazette "Book review: Elusive meanings underlie poetic descriptions", February 5, 2012
- Union College: Jordan Smith
- Where the Angels Come Toward Us: Selected Essays, Reviews & Interviews: Review of An Apology for Loving the Old Hymns by David St. John
References
External links
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