Michael Smith (17) (1942–)

Michael Smith was born on September 1, 1942 in Dublin, Ireland. He was a poet, publisher, and translator. His collections of poetry include Times and Locations, Collected Poems, and Prayers for the Dead. In 1967, he co-founded the small publishing house New Writers' Press, which revived the work show more and reputations of a number of Irish poets of the 1930s. He was founder and editor of the literary magazine The Lace Curtain. He was a translator of Spanish and Latin American poetry. He received the European Academy Medal for distinguished work in translation in 2001. He died on November 18, 2014 at the age of 72. (Bowker Author Biography) show less