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Prof. Smith joined Georgia Southern University in 1996 and retired in 2026.
— Biography from the 2026 Spring Commencement program —
Dr. Smith began teaching at Armstrong State College in fall 1990. He served as an editor with Southern Poetry Review 2002-2013, during which time he published Don’t Leave Hungry: Fifty Years of Southern Poetry Review (U. of Arkansas Press, 2009). From 2013 until the present time, he has worked as the Editor of the prestigious journal, a position he will continue after retirement. His teaching and scholarship focused on American literature, especially American poetry, as well as creative writing in poetry. For his dedication to the discipline, Dr. Smith is deserving of the title Professor of English Emeritus.*