William Jay Smith
Sign in to saveAmerican writer, translator, editor (1918–2015)
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Vinony's link graph records 99 inbound references to William Jay Smith, and connects out to United States Poet Laureate, Paris and poetry.
It is catalogued under topics including 1918 births, 2015 deaths and American expatriates in the United Kingdom.
Vinony links it to 6 Wikipedia language editions.
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1918
- Works
- 71
Top works
- Poems
- Contemporary American poetry
- Prentice Hall Literature--Bronze
- Prentice Hall Literature--Timeless Voices, Timeless Themes--Bronze
- The bead curtain
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Sweden
- Active from
- 1981-04-29
hard rockrock
Discography
- Jay Smith2010
- King of Man2013
- God Damn You2015
- Neverneverland2015
- Out of Life2016
- Young Guns2019
- Back to My Roots2024
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 50
- Total plays
- 326
Tags
poetryamerican
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- William
- Family name
- Smith
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- United States
- Place of birth
- Winnfield
- Place of death
- Lenox
- Occupation
- translator
- Position held
- United States Poet Laureate
- Educated at
- Wadham College
- Languages spoken
- Swedish
Show 4 more facts
- date of birth
- 1918-04-22
- date of death
- 2015-08-18
- name in native language
- William Jay Smith
- member of
- American Academy of Arts and Letters
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Categories
1918 births2015 deathsAmerican expatriates in the United KingdomAmerican male poetsAmerican poets laureateAmerican Rhodes ScholarsColumbia University alumniColumbia University facultyFormalist poetsHollins University facultyPeople from Cummington, MassachusettsPeople from Winnfield, LouisianaWashington University in St. Louis alumniWilliams College faculty