Dale Smith is a poet, essayist and scholar; with his wife Hoa Nguyen, he founded Skanky Possum Press. His most recent book is Poets Beyond the Barricade (University of Alabama), and he teaches at Ryerson University in Toronto.

Dale Smith is a poet, essayist and scholar; with his wife Hoa Nguyen, he founded Skanky Possum Press. His most recent book is Poets Beyond the Barricade (University of Alabama), and he teaches at Ryerson University in Toronto.