Mike Smith

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Author's Bio

A native of Philippi, West Virginia, Mike Smith is a graduate of UNC-G, Hollins College, and the University of Notre Dame. He’s published three collections of poetry, including Byron in Baghdad and Multiverse, both from BlazeVOX Books (Buffalo, NY). In addition, his translation of Goethe’s Faust: A Tragedy, was published by Shearsman Books in 2012. His most recent translation project is Contemporary Chinese Short-Short Stories: A Parallel Text, forthcoming from Columbia University Press.

Education: 
University of Notre Dame MFA

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Book:
And There Was Evening and There Was Morning (WTAW Press, 2017)
Journals:
Commonweal
,
december
,
Image: A Journal of the Arts and Religion
,
Witness

Poetry

Books:
Pocket Guide to Another Earth (Dos Madres Press, 2018)
,
Byron in Baghdad (BlazeVOX books, 2012)
,
Multiverse (BlazeVOX books, 2010)

More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
White
Prefers to work with: 
Any
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Phillippi
Raised in: 
Greensboro, NC
North Carolina
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Last update: May 03, 2019