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Aaron Smith (poet)

Aaron Smith is an American poet. Three of his poetry collections have been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry.[1][2][3] His poetry often covers "what it means to be a gay man from a rural, working class environment."[4]

Aaron Smith
NationalityAmerican
Alma materUniversity of Pittsburgh
Occupation(s)Poet and academic

Education and career

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Smith received a Master of Fine Arts from the University of Pittsburgh.[5] He previously taught at West Virginia Wesleyan College and currently serves as an associate professor of Creative Writing at Lesley University.[6][4] He has also been the recipient of fellowships from the New York Foundation for the Arts and the Mass Cultural Council.[7][8]

Awards

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Awards and honors for Smith's writing
YearTitleAward/HonorResultRef.
2003What's RequiredFrank O'Hara Award
2004Blue on Blue GroundAgnes Lynch Starrett PrizeWinner[9]
2006Lambda Literary Award for Gay PoetryFinalist[1]
2013AppetiteLambda Literary Award for Gay PoetryFinalist[2]
Paterson Poetry PrizeFinalist[10]
Thom Gunn AwardFinalist[11]
2016PrimerPoetry Must Read for the Massachusetts Center for the BookHonor[12]
2017Lambda Literary Award for Gay PoetryFinalist[3]
2020The Book of DanielThom Gunn AwardFinalist[11]

Publications

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Poetry collections

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  • Blue on Blue Ground, Agnes Lynch Starrett Poetry Prize (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2005)
  • Appetite (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2012)
  • Primer (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2016)
  • The Book of Daniel (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2019)
  • Stop Lying (University of Pittsburgh Press, 2023)

Chapbooks

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  • Men in Groups: Chapbook (Winged City/New Sins Press 2011)
  • What's Required

Poems

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  • “What It Feels Like to be Aaron Smith,” in The Best American Poetry 2013 (Scribner, 2013)

References

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  1. ^ a b Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2005-04-09). "18th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  2. ^ a b "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. ^ a b "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  4. ^ a b "Taking a risk with honest poems | Lesley University". lesley.edu. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  5. ^ "Aaron Smith". Lesley University. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  6. ^ "Aaron Smith / Bio". Lit Appetite. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  7. ^ "Aaron Smith". Poetry Foundation. 2022-02-17. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  8. ^ "Check out Aaron Smith's work on @masscultural's gallery!". Mass Cultural Council. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  9. ^ "Blue on Blue Ground". University of Pittsburgh Press. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  10. ^ "The 2013 Paterson Poetry Prize" (PDF). The Poetry Center. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2015-12-15. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  11. ^ a b "The Thom Gunn Award for Gay Poetry". The Publishing Triangle. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  12. ^ "Susan Goodman wins Massachusetts Book Award". Lesley University. 2018-08-06. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
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