For another person, see William Jay Smith (Tennessee politician).
William Jay Smith
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)
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]
^"Poet Laureate Timeline: 1961–1970". Library of Congress. 2008. Retrieved 2008-12-19.
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