J. D. Smith

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J. D. Smith will in 2025 retire from the decidedly unpoetic job of editing the writing of economists. Also in 2025, his seventh collection, The Place That Is Coming to Us, will be published by Broadstone Books. His individual poems have appeared in a variety of publications, including the first issue of Pulsebeat Poetry Journal. Additional information and occasional updates are available at www.jdsmithwriter.com.