Jordan Smith (poet)

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Jordan Smith
BornJordan F. Smith
(1954-09-11) September 11, 1954 (age 70)
Fairport, New York, U.S.
OccupationPoet, professor
Education Empire State College
Johns Hopkins University
University of Iowa (MFA)

Jordan F. Smith (born September 11, 1954) is an American poet and professor at Union College in Schenectady, New York. [1]

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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, Yale Review, [7] Antioch Review, [8] [9] and New Hibernia Review. [10] Smith is the Edward E. Hale Jr. Professor of English at Union College where he teaches creative writing and poetry. [11]

Bibliography

Poetry collections

Chapbooks

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  2. ↑ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 2017-08-17. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  3. ↑ "NEA Literature Fellowships: 40 Years of Supporting American Writers" (PDF). National Endowment for the Arts. March 2006.
  4. ↑ "John Simon Guggenheim Foundation | Jordan F. Smith". John Simon Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  5. ↑ "Bookshelf - Page 2". Hamilton College. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  6. ↑ "Jordan Smith". Poetry Foundation. 2021-08-25. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  7. ↑ "Jordan Smith". Poets & Writers. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  8. ↑ Smith, Jordan (2019). "Soldier". The Antioch Review. 77 (2): 380. doi:10.7723/antiochreview.77.2.0380. JSTOR   10.7723/antiochreview.77.2.0380. S2CID   239188551.
  9. ↑ Smith, Jordan (2019). "Reviewed work: A Spell to Bless the Silence, Selected Poems, John Montague". The Antioch Review. 77 (2): 396–400. JSTOR   10.7723/antiochreview.77.2.0396a.
  10. ↑ Smith, Jordan (2020). "The Last Peacock by Gerald Dawe". New Hibernia Review. 24 (4): 141–145. doi:10.1353/nhr.2020.0050. S2CID   235014481.
  11. ↑ "Jordan Smith". Union College. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  12. ↑ Rowen, John (5 February 2012). "Book review: Elusive meanings underlie poetic descriptions". The Daily Gazette. Retrieved 21 October 2021.
  13. ↑ "Swan Scythe Press > Three Grange Halls". www.swanscythepress.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  14. ↑ Smith, Jordan (February 2003). Jordan Smith Greatest Hits. Pudding House Publications. ISBN   978-1-58998-160-7.
  15. ↑ "Jordan Smith: The Flute Is Zero". righthandpointing.com. Retrieved 2021-08-26.
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