RON SMITH

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Poem translated into Italian by Massimo Bacigalupo

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Dedicated to Bill Hambly.

Poet Laureate of Virginia 2014-2016, Ron Smith is the author of five books of poetry, including That Beauty in the Trees, forthcoming from LSU Press. His first book, Running Again in Hollywood Cemetery, was judged by Margaret Atwood “a close runner-up” for the National Poetry Series Open Competition.