Steven Ross Smith was the Banff Poet Laureate for 2018-20. Heis a poet, fiction writer, and arts journalist. His latest poetry book isEmanations: Fluttertongue 6.He was awarded the Saskatchewan Book of the Year Award for his poetry bookfluttertongue 3: disarrayin 2005, and won the bpNichol Chapbook Award forPliny's Knickersin 2006.His work appears in journals, recordings, and videos in Canada, USA, and abroad. Smith was Director of Literary Arts at the Banff Centre (2008-2014) and Director of Sage Hill Writing Experience (1990-2008). He lives in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan.
