Danez Smith

Summary

Danez Smith is a human^[1]. Their place of birth was Saint Paul^[2]. They worked as a poet^[3]. They ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[4]

Key Facts

• Danez Smith was born in Saint Paul^[2].
• Danez Smith held citizenship in United States^[5].
• English was Danez Smith's native language^[6].
• Danez Smith worked as a poet^[3].
• Danez Smith's field of work was literary activity^[7].
• Danez Smith's field of work was poetry^[8].
• Danez Smith's education included a stint at University of Michigan^[9].
• Danez Smith's education included a stint at St. Paul Central High School^[10].
• Danez Smith received the Forward Poetry Prize^[11].
• Danez Smith received the Four Quartets Prize^[12].
• Danez Smith's image is recorded as Danez Smith at LA Times Festival of Books 2025 (crop).jpg^[13].
• Danez Smith is recorded as non-binary^[14].
• Danez Smith's instance of is recorded as human^[15].
• Danez Smith's ISNI is recorded as 0000000529080232^[16].
• Danez Smith's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 388144647693193740161^[17].
• Danez Smith's GND ID is recorded as 1147414645^[18].
• Danez Smith's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as no2015133518^[19].
• Danez Smith's IdRef ID is recorded as 231125658^[20].
• Danez Smith's Commons category is recorded as Danez Smith^[21].
• Danez Smith's Open Library ID is recorded as OL7423868A^[22].
• Danez Smith's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ola20261290748^[23].
• Danez Smith's family name is recorded as Smith^[24].
• Danez Smith's given name is recorded as Danez^[25].
• Danez Smith's official website is recorded as https://www.danezsmithpoet.com/^[26].
• Danez Smith's work location is recorded as Minneapolis^[27].

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Origins and Family

Danez Smith was born in Saint Paul^[2]. English was their native language^[6].

Education

Educated at University of Michigan^[9], a public research university^[28], in United States^[29], founded in 1817^[30], headquartered in Ann Arbor^[31] and St. Paul Central High School^[10], a high school^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1866^[34].

Career and Affiliations

Danez Smith's professions included poet^[3]. Fields of work include literary activity^[7] and poetry^[8], a literary form^[35].

Recognition

Awards received include Forward Poetry Prize^[11], a poetry award^[36], founded in 1991^[37] and Four Quartets Prize^[12], a poetry award^[38], in United States^[39], founded in 2018^[40].

Why It Matters

Danez Smith ranks in the top 0.73% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (44 views/month, #7,271 of 1,000,298).^[4]

FAQs

Where was Danez Smith born?

Danez Smith's place of birth was Saint Paul^[2].

What did Danez Smith do for work?

Danez Smith worked as poet^[3].

Where did Danez Smith go to school?

Danez Smith was educated at University of Michigan^[9] and St. Paul Central High School^[10].

What awards did Danez Smith receive?

Honors received include Forward Poetry Prize^[11] and Four Quartets Prize^[12].