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Bellingham Review Contributor
Valerie Smith
Valerie A. Smith’s first book of poems, Back to Alabama, is forthcoming from Sundress Publications in 2024. She has a PhD from Georgia State University and a MA from Kennesaw State University where she currently teaches English. Her poems appear in Radix, Aunt Chloe, Weber, Spectrum, Obsidian, Crosswinds, Dogwood, Solstice, Oyster River Pages, and Wayne Literary Review, among others. Above all, she values spending quality time with her family.