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William Jay Smith

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American writer, translator, editor (1918-2015)

United StatesWritersLived 1918 to 2015 · aged 97
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William Jay Smith was an American poet. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970.

Awards 3

1947Rhodes Scholarship
Rome Prize
Russell Loines Award for Poetry

Connected to William 4

Robert HaydenAlso won Russell Loines Award for PoetryWilliam Morris MeredithAlso won Russell Loines Award for PoetryAnthony HechtAlso won Russell Loines Award for PoetryMona Van DuynAlso won Russell Loines Award for Poetry

Writers from United States 2

Morrie Ryskind44.7Ben Ames Williams44.7

About this person

Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2015 · aged 97
Written about in
6 languages

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