Gerard Donnelly Smith, a poet and musician, teaches creative writing, literature and composition at Clark College in Vancouver, WA (USA). His book, Cerro de la Estrella, (Logan Elm Press, 1992) was chosen for The Governor's Award for the Arts in Ohio, 1992. Excerpts from The American Corpse (10 poems) were published in Apex of the M in 1995. He is the current director of the Columbia Writers Series, an Honorary Board Member of The Mountain Writers Series, and co-advisor of the Native American Student Council at Clark College. He has also organized readings for Poets Against the War.

His essays, poems, and articles can be accessed in the yearly archives, at:

2003 || 2004 || 2005 || 2006 || 2007 || 2008