Lytton Smith
Lytton Smith was born in Galleywood, England, and lives in New York City, where he is a founding member of Blind Tiger Poetry, a group which aims to find innovative ways to promote contemporary poetry. His poems and reviews have appeared in
American Letters & Commentary,
The Atlantic,
Bateau,
The Believer,
Boston Review,
Colorado Review,
Denver Quarterly,
Ninth Letter,
Tin House,
Verse, and the anthology
All That Mighty Heart: London Poems. His book,
The All-Purpose Magical Tent (
Nightboat Books, 2009) was selected by Terrance Hayes for the Nightboat Prize. His chapbook,
Monster Theory, was selected by Kevin Young for a
Poetry Society of America Chapbook Fellowship and published in 2008. He has taught creative writing, translation, and expository writing at Columbia University.
Posted on January 2, 2009 2:02 PM
