Background
Smith was born and raised in Philadelphia.
Smith was born and raised in Philadelphia.
He has since taught at the University of Alabama, and now teaches at Syracuse University. He has been a co-editor of the Graham House Review and a contributing editor of Born Magazine. Yusef Komunyakaa, David Lehman, eds.
(2003).
The Best American Poetry 2003. Simon & Schuster. Lyn Hejinian, David Lehman, eds. (2004). "Song of the Ransom of the Dark".
The best American poetry, 2004.
Simon and Schuster. 2009 Pushcart Prize anthology.
“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.
