Barbara Smith Poetry Reading and Book Signing

Putting a Name on It, Smith's first full-length poetry collection, offers richly imagined stories of pioneers past and present who have made their home in the high plains of the West, including her own multigenerational family.  She also writes of her contemporary experiences, first coming to Rock Springs in 1969 as a young teacher, and then raising her family and making her home there.  

Her poetry and essays have been published in numerous collections, including Wyoming Fence Lines; Deep West, A Literary Tour of Wyoming; and three book series, Leaning into the Wind, Woven on the Wind, and Crazy Woman Creek.  Other publications include the Montana anthology, The Last Best Place; Ucross: the First Ten Years; Letter from Wyoming; Blood, Water, Wind, and Stone; and Drive, He Said, an anthology about Americans and their cars.