William Jay Smith
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For another person, see William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician).
William Jay Smith (April 22, 1918 – August 18, 2015) was an American poet. He was appointed the nineteenth Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1968 to 1970.[1]
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Born | (1918-04-22)April 22, 1918 Winnfield, Louisiana, U.S. |
Died | August 18, 2015(2015-08-18) (aged 97) Lenox, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Occupation | Poet |
Nationality | American |
Alma mater | Washington University in St. Louis (AB, MA) Columbia University Wadham College, Oxford University of Florence |
Notable awards | American Academy of Arts and Letters (1975) |
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