Unlikely Story

by Dave Smith

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This piece is part of our Fall 2018 print issue.

Dave Smith

Dave Smith retired in 2013 after teaching literature and poetry at various universities, including
Johns Hopkins University and Louisiana State University. His books include Hawks on Wires:
Poems 2005-2010; Afield: American Writers on Bird Dogs (essays edited with Robert DeMott); and Hunting Men: Reflections on a Life in American Poetry.

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