Steven Ross Smith
BIO
Biography

Steven Ross Smith, Banff Poet Laureate, 2018-21, loves music, walks on beaches, and is fascinated by moss. His work often juxtaposes disparate threads, as in his poetic seven-book series fluttertongue. He’s been effective too as a literary activist, on behalf of writers—speaking, teaching, organizing, collaborating, editing, presenting, and writing journalistic pieces on literary and visual art. His fourteenth book is Glimmer: Short Fictions, from Radiant Press, 2022. He recently published two chapbooks with Saskatchewan’s Jackpine Press. Newest to appear, in 2024, is The Green Rose, a collaboration with Phil Hall, as a chapbook from above/ground press in Ottawa. Over many years Smith has migrated westward from Toronto and now lives and writes in Victoria, BC.

ADDRESS
City: Victoria, Province/Territory: British Columbia
EMAIL
GENRE
poetry, fiction, arts journalism
LANGUAGES
English
PUBLICATIONS
Publications
Title
The Green Rose
Publisher
above/ground press
Year
2024
AWARDS
Awards
Name
Saskatchewan Book of the Year
Publication
fluttertongue 3: disarray
Year
2005
LINKS
PUBLIC PRESENTATIONS AND WORKSHOPS
Presentation details
Audience Size
Audience size
unlimited
Presentation Genre
poetry, fiction, arts journalism
Presentation Length
Vary as needed
Workshop details
Audience Size
12
Intended Audience
Writers
Workshop Length
As needed
Programs & Interests
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