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Harry Joseph Smith (1936-2012)〔"Smith, Harry 1936-2012" ''Contemporary Authors, New Revision Series, Vol. 29,'' 1990, p.399.〕 was a poet, editor, and founder of the American small press movement of the later twentieth century. == Biography == He was born on October 15, 1936. Educated at Brown University (class of 1957) Smith first became known in the small press world as the founder of ''The Smith'', a literary magazine and journal of experimental writing that was in publication from 1964 to 1974.〔''Guide to the Harry Smith papers 1972-1982'', Brown University Library, 2010 ()〕 Later he established a second magazine, ''Pulpsmith'', and a small press, The Smith-Publishers.〔 He is recognized as a mover and a shaker in the burgeoning small press scene of the 1960s and 1970s.〔Fox, Hugh (1994), "Harry Smith," ''The Ghost Dance Anthology,'' Whitston, p. 184, ISBN 0-87875-450-4.〕 Typical prose can be found in ''The Word and Beyond: Cosmologists of the Word'' with Dick Higgins, Richard Morris, and Donald Phelps published in 1982 and ''The Sexy Sixties'' (2002), poetry in ''Trinity'' (1975), ''Sonnets to P.L.A.'' (1979), and ''Ballads for the Possessed'' (1987). His magazine, ''The Smith'' and press featured among others James T. Farrell,〔http://www.nytimes.com/1991/04/26/obituaries/menke-katz-85-poet-appreciated-for-his-lyrical-style.html Menke Katz〕 H.L. Van Brunt, Stanley Nelson, Sidney Bernard, Seymour Krim, Tuli Kupferberg, Stephen Dwoskin, Bill Rane, Alicia Ostriker, Jana Harris, Karen Swenson, Terry Kennedy, Les Whitten and Richard (Ward) Morris.〔''"The Smith 30 Years", New Titles Catalog'', The Smith, 1994.〕 From 1968-1980, Smith edited ''The Newsletter (On the State of the Culture),'' which reported on both mainstream and underground publishing scenes. As editor, he was quickly cited as An anthology of avant-garde poetry ''Inside the Outside''〔(2006) ISBN 0-97725-241-8〕 features a selection of his poetry. Smith was a founding editor along with Anaïs Nin, Buckminster Fuller, Hugh Fox, Ishmael Reed, Joyce Carol Oates, Len Fulton, et al. of the annual Pushcart Pushcart Prize for small press writing. Following the publication of his epic poem, ''Trinity'', he was awarded PEN's 1976 Medwick Award for 'his poetry, his commitment to human values, and his achievements as an editor.'"〔Mandel, Peter (October 1985), "Underground Publisher; Profile: Harry Smith '57," ''Brown Alumni Monthly,'' p. 57.〕 Smith and Marion Petschek Smith were married in 1959; they had three children. After Marion's death in 1995, he was married to Clare Melley Smith. Smith died on November 23, 2012.〔See obituary in the (Brooklyn Eagle ), and a (selection of poems ) posted in his memory〕 Ralph Farris, of the string quartet ETHEL, originally set Smith's poem ''Solstice People'' to music and it was featured in the 2007 ''In the House of ETHEL: Solstice'' concert at the World Financial Center's Winter Garden.〔Ethel's 2nd Annual Winter Solstice Concert, ''All About Jazz'', November 11, 2007 ()〕 Three of Smith's poems, including ''Solstice People'', have now been set by Mr. Farris for SATB choir and string quartet, and have been incorporated into ETHEL's ''Music of the Sun'' program with Native American flutist Robert Mirabal.〔Music to celebrate the sun at Dominican, ''Franklin Park Herald-Journal'', by Dorothy Andries, January 24, 2012 5:04PM ()〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Harry Smith (poet)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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