Edgar Smith (poet)

Dominican author and poet (born 1973)

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Edgar Smith

Born| (1973-08-08)August 8, 1973
Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic[1]
Occupation| Poet
Nationality| Dominican Republic
Website
www.booksandsmith.com

Edgar Smith (born August 8, 1973) is a Dominican author and poet born in Villa Consuelo, a neighborhood in the capital city of Santo Domingo.[1] He is the eldest child of Juana I. Fernández and Ramón Smith,[2] a member of the International Taekwon-Do Federation Hall of Fame. He is a poet, writer, editor and translator, who runs his own small publishing company, Books & Smith, in New York City,[3] where he resided since 2010. Living currently in Texas, he is the recipient of cultural city Citations, has been awarded honorable mentions in international contests, won awards as a translator, and honored with the dedication of a book fair.

## Background

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His poems and short stories have been included in numerous anthologies and magazines, such as Antología Poética Solo Para Locos,[4] Multilingual Anthology: The Americas Poetry Festival of New York 2016,[5] Voces de Nuevo Siglo, Voces del café, Trazos, Hybrido, The official Lacuhe Gazette, and Dualis Dualis, among others.[6]

## Books

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Poetry

* Smith, Edgar (2013). Algunas Tiernas Imprecisiones (in Spanish). ISBN 9780989719315.
* Smith, Edgar (2016). Versenal (in Spanish). ISBN 9780989719353.
* Smith, Edgar (2014). Island Boy (in Spanish). ASIN B00ONB9DGO.
* Smith, Edgar (2017). Randomly, a poem. lulu.com. ISBN 978-1365888052.
* Smith, Edgar (2017). Verso y Lágrima (in Spanish). lulu.com. ISBN 9781387337842.
* Smith, Edgar; Siller, Silvia (2018). Tandava (in Spanish). CreateSpace. ISBN 978-1718993938.

Short story books

* Smith, Edgar (2014). El Palabrador (in Spanish). ISBN 978-0989719308.
* Smith, Edgar (2016). Cuentos raros (in Spanish). ISBN 978-0989719346.
* Smith, Edgar (2016). The Wordsmith. lulu.com. ISBN 9781365645105.
* Smith, Edgar (2018). Puro cuento (in Spanish). CreateSpace. ISBN 9781979983143.

Novels

* Smith, Edgar (5 March 2015). La Inmortalidad del Cangrejo (in Spanish). ISBN 978-0989719339.
* Smith, Edgar (2017). Gnuj & Alt. lulu.com. ISBN 9781365747571.
* Smith, Edgar (2018). arrimao (in Spanish). lulu.com. ISBN 9781387364725.
* Smith, Edgar / Through This Strange Window / Short Fiction / Publisher: Books&Smith / 2023 isbn = 978-1736884836
* Smith, Edgar / La noventa / Publisher: Books&Smith / 2021 / Poetry / isbn: 979-8789547472
* Smith, Edgar / The American Myth / Novel / 2023 / publisher: Books&Smith / isbn: 978-1736884850

## References

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1. ^ a b "Edgar Smith". Hispanic Heritage Literature Organization. Retrieved 1 January 2018.
2. ^ "Ramón Smith - Tae Kwon Do". PabellÓn de la Fama de Deporte Dominicano. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
3. ^ Padilla, Gerald (18 January 2018). "Arrimao". Latino Book Review.
4. ^ Batista, Lourdes (1 November 2018). "65 poetas contemporáneos". Antología Poética Solo Para Locos (in Spanish). 2. ISBN 978-1729006139.
5. ^ Aguasaco, Carlos (2016). Santos Santos, Yrene; Velasquez Torres, Carlos; Aguasaco, Jhon (eds.). "Multilingual Anthology". The Americas Poetry Festival of New York. ARTEPOETICA PRESS INC. ISBN 978-1940075464.
6. ^ "Edgar Smith Presenta obras literarios en la Biblioteca Rep. Dom" (in Spanish). Fox Magazine RD. 3 February 2015.

7 https://poetasyescritoresmiami.com/la-fildom-promoviendo-el-talento-de-los-dominicanos/ 2018 First article as Director of FILDOM, promoting books and writers

## External links

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* Gautreau de Windt, Eduardo (3 February 2015). "El dolor de vivir contrapuesto al dolor de la posible inmortalidad, según Edgar Smith" (in Spanish).
* "The Americas Poetry Festival of New York". Retrieved 31 December 2014.

2018 Dominican poet Edgar Smith represented the Hispanic immigrant in 'The Emigrant's Lament' at the Irish Repertory Theater https://www.irishecho.com/2018/10/immigrants-celebrated-at-salon

2019 Review of ARRIMAO, Smith's second Spanish novel and most popular work of fiction, by renowned author and director of the Dominican Cultural Ministry, Reynolds Andujar https://acento.com.do/opinion/del-lado-alla-edgar-smith-la-escritura-del-viaje-8665320.html

2022 Winner of Honorable Mention for Best Short Story Collection - English (Through This Strange Window) at the International Latino Book Awards https://www.latinobookawards.org/uploads/b/7bf35910-027b-11ea-bb26-f1fe282c6469/742236f0-f3f1-11ec-8bdd-97aa18f436cd.pdf

2022 Spanish in-depth review/essay of the poetry book LA NOVENTA by Edgar Smith, published in Acento, arguably the biggest virtual newspaper of the Dominican Republic, by poet and professor Doris Melo https://acento.com.do/opinion/el-poemario-la-90-de-edgar-smith-9143207.html

2022 Featured short stories in the Literary magazine Enklave, The City University of New York https://enclave.commons.gc.cuny.edu/tag/edgar-smith/

2023 Honored with the dedication of the 7th International Book Fair of New Jersey for his Literary and cultural contributions https://ardeymas.com/la-septima-feria-internacional-del-libro-dominicano-de-new-jersey-ortorga-reconocimiento-al-consul-general-de-rd-y-al-instituto-de-dominicanos-y-dominicanas-en-el-exterior-index/

2023 Featured in the prestigious Academic Magazine 'Review: Literature and art of The Americas' of CUNY, Edited by Distinguished Lecturer Daniel Shapiro, and invited to the official launch in NYC alongside renowned authors such as Frank Baez, Aurora Arias, Elizabeth Russ, and Rhina P. Espaillat, among others https://www.ccny.cuny.edu/calendar/launch-review-literature-and-arts-americas-no-106-contemporary-dominican-writing-and-art?srsltid=AfmBOookL0M83CCvfs9de1QzBxRK_bnbYAnlT1lobNUgc1JeablPX4PJ

2024 Winner of the Silver Medal for Best Nonfiction Book Translation (Una niñez entre palmeras by Rita Gardner) International Latino Book Awards https://www.latinobookawards.org/uploads/b/7bf35910-027b-11ea-bb26-f1fe282c6469/f7411c50-9d62-11ef-a960-7f964bdb802b.pdf