William Jay Smith
William Jay Smith (1918–2015) was an American poet, university teacher and translator.
Overview
Born at Winnfield in 1918, died at Lenox in 2015.
In detail
William Jay Smith studied at Columbia University, Washington University in St. Louis and Wadham College. the recorded working language is English, French and Swedish.
The field of work recorded is literature, English-language literature and translating activity.
Positions recorded include United States Poet Laureate. Membership is recorded of American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Distinctions recorded are Rome Prize, Rhodes Scholarship and Russell Loines Award for Poetry.
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“William Jay Smith”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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