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William Jay Smith
American writer, translator, editor (1918-2015) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 97
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.
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About this person
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1918 to 2015 · aged 97
