United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018Kerley, Gary2002-07-18Encyclopedia article aboutGeorgia-born poet, novelist, and short-story writer, Charlie Smith. Smith is a frequent contributor to national literary journals and periodicals, including Poetry, the Paris Review, and the New Yorker. Equally adept at poetry and fiction, Smith is a master of notable lyrical description, sensory detail, and candor. In several novels, novellas, and collections of poetry, Smith balances the loneliness and bleakness of his characters' lives with the beauty and transcendence of the natural world.text/htmlengForms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/Forms part of the New Georgia Encyclopedia.Authors, American--New York (State)--New YorkSmith, Charlie, 1947-Novelists, American--New York (State)--New YorkPoets, American--New York (State)--New YorkCollege teachers--New York (State)--New YorkPrinceton University--FacultyCharlie Smith (b. 1947)Text