Like many other writers, my poetry takes its cues from personal experience....
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28.Jan.2010
0:57
Randall Thompson put Frost's "The Road Not Taken" to music and the lyric flow has taught generations of readers that the poem...
29.Dec.2009
30:22
This is the second half hour of Rob Smith's interview on WPCR's Talk@Ten. In this segment Rob reads an excerpt from McGowan's...
28.Dec.2009
24:57
Rob Smith is interviewed by Joan Bryden of WPCR's Talk@Ten. In this half hour segment, Rob talks about his view on writing.
12.Sep.2009
1:46
Rob Smith recites "Address To a Haggis" by Robert Burns. Few poets have as large a following as Burns whose birthday is...
09.Sep.2009
4:20
Author Rob Smith reads from his newest novel, McGowan's Retreat, which is published by Drinian Press.
About Robert
I am a writer of both novels and poetry. The two are very different disciplines. In poetry, the ear and eye reach consensus, but with the novel, the characters can rise to stand even against the sensibilities of the writer. When this happens, there is no...
Causes Robert Smith Supports
Doctors Without Borders, Habitat for Humanity, Presbyterian Disaster Relief
Robert’s Favorite Books
Till We Have Faces
Fantasy by Lewis, Tolkien, and Rowling