Harry Smith (poet)

Harry Joseph Smith (born 1936) is a poet, editor and essayist who divides his time between Maine and New York City. Educated at Brown University, Smith first became known in the small press world as the editor of "The Smith", a literary magazine and small press founded in the mid-1960s. Typical prose can be found in "The Sexy Sixties" (2002), poetry in "Trinity" (1975), "Sonnets to P.L.A." (1979), and "Ballads for the Possessed" (1987). His magazine and press featured among others James T. Farrell, Menke Katz, Stanley Nelson, Sidney Bernard, Bill Rane and Richard (Ward) Morris. A new anthology of avant-garde poetry "Inside the Outside" (2006) features a generous selection of his poetry. He is married to the playwright, Clare Melley Smith.