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'''Danez Smith''' is a Black, [[queer]], nonbinary, HIV-positive writer and performer from Saint Paul, Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encore/|title=Bio|website=Danez Smith. Poet.|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-20}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.them.us/story/danez-smith-is-winning-awards-and-our-hearts|title=Nonbinary Poet Danez Smith Is Winning Awards — And Our Hearts|last=Stewart|first=Chris|website=them.|language=en|access-date=2020-03-03}}</ref> They are the author of the poetry collections ''[insert] Boy'' and ''Don't Call Us Dead: Poems'', both of which have received multiple awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/people/danez-smith/|title=Danez Smith|website=National Book Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-17}}</ref> | '''Danez Smith''' is a Black, [[queer]], nonbinary, HIV-positive writer and performer from Saint Paul, Minnesota.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encore/|title=Bio|website=Danez Smith. Poet.|language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518234602/http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encore|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.them.us/story/danez-smith-is-winning-awards-and-our-hearts|title=Nonbinary Poet Danez Smith Is Winning Awards — And Our Hearts|last=Stewart|first=Chris|website=them.|language=en|access-date=2020-03-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230603030046/https://www.them.us/story/danez-smith-is-winning-awards-and-our-hearts|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> They are the author of the poetry collections ''[insert] Boy'' and ''Don't Call Us Dead: Poems'', both of which have received multiple awards.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nationalbook.org/people/danez-smith/|title=Danez Smith|website=National Book Foundation|language=en-US|access-date=2019-12-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230529080318/https://www.nationalbook.org/people/danez-smith/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> | ||
Smith was born in St. Paul, Minnesota<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/danez-smith|title=Danez Smith|date=2017-09-19|website=Poetry Foundation|language=en-us|others=Poetry Foundation|access-date=2017-09-19}}</ref> and attended Saint Paul Central High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/09/14/books-danez-smith|title=St. Paul poet Danez Smith shines in the national spotlight|date=2017-09-14|website=Minnesota Public Radio|language=en-us|access-date=2017-11-28}}</ref> Their family is from Mississippi and Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://therumpus.net/2016/03/the-conversation-cortney-lamar-charleston-and-danez-smith/|title=The Conversation: Cortney Lamar Charleston and Danez Smith|date=2016-03-26|work=The Rumpus|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en-US}}</ref> Smith was a First Wave Urban Arts Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encore/|title=Bio|website=Danez Smith. Poet.|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-14}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.uwalumni.com/news/danez-smith-a-poet-finding-freedom-through-language/|title=Danez Smith: A Poet Finding Freedom through Language|date=2017-11-30|work=Wisconsin Alumni Association|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en-US}}</ref> Smith is [[gender neutral]] and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="Flood">{{cite news |last1=Flood |first1=Alison |title=Danez Smith becomes youngest winner of Forward poetry prize |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/18/danez-smith-forward-poetry-collection-prize-dont-call-us-dead |accessdate=20 September 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=18 September 2018}}</ref><ref name="guardian-every">{{Cite web |title=‘Every poem is political’: Danez Smith, the YouTube star shaking up poetry |work=the Guardian |date=28 January 2018 |access-date=9 October 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/28/danez-smith-interview-poetry-dont-call-us-dead-dear-white-america}}</ref> | Smith was born in St. Paul, Minnesota<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|url=http://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/danez-smith|title=Danez Smith|date=2017-09-19|website=Poetry Foundation|language=en-us|others=Poetry Foundation|access-date=2017-09-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230523210544/https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems-and-poets/poets/detail/danez-smith|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> and attended Saint Paul Central High School.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/09/14/books-danez-smith|title=St. Paul poet Danez Smith shines in the national spotlight|date=2017-09-14|website=Minnesota Public Radio|language=en-us|access-date=2017-11-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230602185349/https://www.mprnews.org/story/2017/09/14/books-danez-smith|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Their family is from Mississippi and Georgia.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://therumpus.net/2016/03/the-conversation-cortney-lamar-charleston-and-danez-smith/|title=The Conversation: Cortney Lamar Charleston and Danez Smith|date=2016-03-26|work=The Rumpus|access-date=2017-09-19|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210924222311/https://therumpus.net/2016/03/the-conversation-cortney-lamar-charleston-and-danez-smith/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Smith was a First Wave Urban Arts Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encore/|title=Bio|website=Danez Smith. Poet.|language=en-US|access-date=2018-03-14|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230518234602/http://www.danezsmithpoet.com/bio-encore|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.uwalumni.com/news/danez-smith-a-poet-finding-freedom-through-language/|title=Danez Smith: A Poet Finding Freedom through Language|date=2017-11-30|work=Wisconsin Alumni Association|access-date=2018-09-20|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230203095344/https://www.uwalumni.com/news/danez-smith-a-poet-finding-freedom-through-language/|archive-date=17 July 2023}}</ref> Smith is [[gender neutral]] and uses [[they/them]] pronouns.<ref name="Flood">{{cite news |last1=Flood |first1=Alison |title=Danez Smith becomes youngest winner of Forward poetry prize |url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/18/danez-smith-forward-poetry-collection-prize-dont-call-us-dead |accessdate=20 September 2018 |work=The Guardian |date=18 September 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230628190126/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/sep/18/danez-smith-forward-poetry-collection-prize-dont-call-us-dead |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref><ref name="guardian-every">{{Cite web |title=‘Every poem is political’: Danez Smith, the YouTube star shaking up poetry |work=the Guardian |date=28 January 2018 |access-date=9 October 2020 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/28/danez-smith-interview-poetry-dont-call-us-dead-dear-white-america|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230308084517/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2018/jan/28/danez-smith-interview-poetry-dont-call-us-dead-dear-white-america |archive-date=17 July 2023 }}</ref> | ||
==Works== | ==Works== | ||
*''hands on ya knees'' (2013) | *''hands on ya knees'' (2013) | ||
*''[insert] Boy'' (2014) | *''[insert] Boy'' (2014) | ||
*'Don't Call Us Dead'' (2017) | *''Don't Call Us Dead'' (2017) | ||
*''Homie'' (2020) | *''Homie'' (2020) | ||
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Latest revision as of 12:45, 17 July 2023
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| Place of birth | St. Paul, Minnesota |
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| Nationality | American |
| Pronouns | they/them |
| Gender identity | gender neutral[1] |
| Occupation | poet/writer/performer |
Danez Smith is a Black, queer, nonbinary, HIV-positive writer and performer from Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2][3] They are the author of the poetry collections [insert] Boy and Don't Call Us Dead: Poems, both of which have received multiple awards.[4]
Smith was born in St. Paul, Minnesota[5] and attended Saint Paul Central High School.[6] Their family is from Mississippi and Georgia.[7] Smith was a First Wave Urban Arts Scholar at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 2012.[8][9] Smith is gender neutral and uses they/them pronouns.[10][11]
Works[edit | edit source]
- hands on ya knees (2013)
- [insert] Boy (2014)
- Don't Call Us Dead (2017)
- Homie (2020)
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References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ @Danez_Smif (July 13, 2018). "Some white ladies turned the corner behind me saying "there they are" and my gender neutral ass thought they was talking about me" – via Twitter.
- ↑ "Bio". Danez Smith. Poet. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2017-09-20.
- ↑ Stewart, Chris. "Nonbinary Poet Danez Smith Is Winning Awards — And Our Hearts". them. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2020-03-03.
- ↑ "Danez Smith". National Book Foundation. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2019-12-17.
- ↑ "Danez Smith". Poetry Foundation. Poetry Foundation. 2017-09-19. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2017-09-19.CS1 maint: others (link)
- ↑ "St. Paul poet Danez Smith shines in the national spotlight". Minnesota Public Radio. 2017-09-14. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2017-11-28.
- ↑ "The Conversation: Cortney Lamar Charleston and Danez Smith". The Rumpus. 2016-03-26. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2017-09-19.
- ↑ "Bio". Danez Smith. Poet. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
- ↑ "Danez Smith: A Poet Finding Freedom through Language". Wisconsin Alumni Association. 2017-11-30. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 2018-09-20.
- ↑ Flood, Alison (18 September 2018). "Danez Smith becomes youngest winner of Forward poetry prize". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2018. CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ "'Every poem is political': Danez Smith, the YouTube star shaking up poetry". the Guardian. 28 January 2018. Archived from the original on 17 July 2023. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
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