Dale Smith is a poet, essayist and scholar; with his wife Hoa Nguyen, he founded Skanky Possum Press. His most recent book is Poets Beyond the Barricade (University of Alabama), and he teaches at Ryerson University in Toronto.
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Dale Smith is a poet, essayist and scholar; with his wife Hoa Nguyen, he founded Skanky Possum Press. His most recent book is Poets Beyond the Barricade (University of Alabama), and he teaches at Ryerson University in Toronto.