Smith, Patricia Clark

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SMITH, Patricia Clark

SMITH, Patricia Clark. American, b. 1943. Genres: Poetry, Anthropology/ Ethnology, Biography. Career: Smith College, Northampton, MA, lecturer in English, 1968-69; Luther College, Decorah, IA, assistant professor of English, 1969-71; University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, assistant professor, 1971-82, associate professor, 1982-96, professor of English, 1996-. Publications: Talking to the Land (poems), 1979; Changing Your Story (poems), 1990; (ed. with P. Davis, G. Harrison, D. Johnson, and J.F. Crawford) Western Literature in a World Context (anthology), 2 vols, 1995; (with P.G. Allen) As Long as the Rivers Flow: The Stories of Nine Native Americans, 1996. Contributor of articles and interviews to periodicals. Contributor of short stories to journals. Address: Department of English, University of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM 87131, U.S.A.