William Jay Smith Writer

For the 19th-century Tennessee congressman, see William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician)William Jay Smith (born 22 April 1918) is an American poet. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970.

Personal facts

Birth dateApril 22, 1918
Birth place
Winnfield Louisiana , United States
Education
Columbia University
University of Oxford
Washington University in St. Louis

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External resources

  1. http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/smith_william.html
  2. http://www.cprw.com/Misc/wjsmith.htm
  3. http://www.loc.gov/bookfest/2004/smith.html