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

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]

Education and career

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

Awards and honors for Smith's writing
Year Title Award/Honor Result Ref.
2003 What's Required Frank O'Hara Award
2004 Blue on Blue Ground Agnes Lynch Starrett Prize Winner [9]
2006 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry Finalist [1]
2013 Appetite Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry Finalist [2]
Paterson Poetry Prize Finalist [10]
Thom Gunn Award Finalist [11]
2016 Primer Poetry Must Read for the Massachusetts Center for the Book Honor [12]
2017 Lambda Literary Award for Gay Poetry Finalist [3]
2020 The Book of Daniel Thom Gunn Award Finalist [11]

Publications

Poetry collections

  • 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

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

Poems

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

References

  1. 1 2 Gonzalez Cerna, Antonio (2005-04-09). "18th Annual Lambda Literary Awards". Lambda Literary. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  2. 1 2 "25th Annual Lambda Literary Award Winners Announced!". Lambda Literary. 2013-06-04. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  3. 1 2 "29th Annual Lambda Literary Award Finalists Announced". Lambda Literary. 2017-03-14. Retrieved 2022-02-17.
  4. 1 2 "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. 1 2 "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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