After earning his Master's degree in English, Smith remained in Toronto and taught high school English for seven years. Later, he moved to Prince Edward Island to teach at Prince of Wales College. He served a term as Dean of Arts at the University of Prince Edward Island, taught there for many years, and is currently Professor Emeritus.
As the author of several volumes of verse, Smith's work has appeared in a number of anthologies, including The New Poets of Prince Edward Island (1991), Landmarks (2001), and Coastlines: Poetry of Atlantic Canada (2002). An interview with Smith is included in Meetings with Maritime Poets: Interviews (2006) by Anne Compton.
In 2002, Smith was the first to be appointed poet laureate of Prince Edward Island, and held the position until 2004.[3][4]
john, smith, canadian, poet, john, william, smith, august, 1927, march, 2018, canadian, poet, contents, early, years, career, bibliography, references, external, linksearly, years, editborn, toronto, ontario, english, immigrant, parents, smith, earned, degree,. John William Smith 10 August 1927 16 March 2018 1 was a Canadian poet 2 Contents 1 Early years 2 Career 3 Bibliography 4 References 5 External linksEarly years editBorn in Toronto Ontario to English immigrant parents Smith earned a degree in mathematics and physics from the University of Toronto He then studied philosophy in London and later returned to Toronto to earn an MA in English Career editAfter earning his Master s degree in English Smith remained in Toronto and taught high school English for seven years Later he moved to Prince Edward Island to teach at Prince of Wales College He served a term as Dean of Arts at the University of Prince Edward Island taught there for many years and is currently Professor Emeritus As the author of several volumes of verse Smith s work has appeared in a number of anthologies including The New Poets of Prince Edward Island 1991 Landmarks 2001 and Coastlines Poetry of Atlantic Canada 2002 An interview with Smith is included in Meetings with Maritime Poets Interviews 2006 by Anne Compton In 2002 Smith was the first to be appointed poet laureate of Prince Edward Island and held the position until 2004 3 4 Smith died on 16 March 2018 aged 90 5 Bibliography editWinter in Paradise Charlottetown Square Deal 1972 Of the Swimmer Among the Coral and of the Monk in the Mountains Charlottetown Square Deal 1976 Sucking Stones Dunvegan ON Quadrant 1982 Midnight Found You Dancing Charlottetown Ragweed 1986 Strands the Length of the Wind Charlottetown Ragweed 1993 Fireflies in the Magnolia Grove Charlottetown Acorn 2004 6 Maps of Invariance Toronto Fitzhenry amp Whiteside 2005 References edit P E I s first poet laureate remembered as a mentor to many saltwire com Who s Archived 9 December 2006 at the Wayback Machine John Smith Poet Laureate 2002 2004 Government of Prince Edward Island CBC ca Arts P E I appoints poet laureate Obituary of John William Smith Hillsboro Funeral Home Retrieved 25 November 2022 Acorn Press Canada Archived 7 August 2007 at the Wayback MachineExternal links editJohn Smith biography nbsp nbsp This article about a poet from Canada is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title John Smith Canadian poet amp oldid 1191890320, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
