Norma Smith

Poet, Creative Nonfiction Writer

Berkeley, CA
California US
Email: 
njssmith@sonic.net
Website: 
www.normasmithwriter.com

Author's Bio

I was born in Detroit and grew up in California’s Central Valley. I live and work in the San Francisco Bay Area.

I design and teach poetry and prose workshops in English, Spanish, and Spanglish, and have developed curriculum for adults and youth around health and healing, social-emotional acuity, social power dynamics, and other complex issues.

My book of poems, HOME REMEDY, was published by Nomadic press and is available at https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/hom...

 

Publications & Prizes

Creative Nonfiction

Journals:
580 Split
,
Easy Street
,
Full of Crow
,
Persimmon Tree
,
Snapdragon
,
sPARKLE & bLINK

Poetry

Anthologies:
DESPUES DEL AGUACERO: A Pan Dulce Poets Anthology (Pochino Press, 2023)
,
Marin Poetry Center Anthology (Marin Poetry Center Press, 2018)
Book:
HOME REMEDY (Nomadic Press, 2017)
Journals:
Feminist Studies Quarterly
,
Full of Crow
,
Isthmus
,
Poets Reading the News
,
Shocks
,
sPARKLE & bLINK
,
Street Spirit
,
Telephone

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More Information

Gives readings: 
Yes
Travels for readings: 
Yes
Identifies as: 
Jewish, White
Prefers to work with: 
Adults
Fluent in: 
English
Born in: 
Detroit, MI
Michigan
Raised in: 
Fresno, CA
California
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Last update: Aug 28, 2025