R. T. Smith's work has previously appeared in The Atlantic Monthly, Poetry, Georgia Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, and others. LSU published his collection Messenger this year and will release his next book, Brightwood in the spring of 2003.

About Meridian:
Poets in this issue: Stephen Graham Jones, James Kimbrell, Lainee Frizzo, Larissa Szporluk, David Young, Eric Pankey, Neil Shepard, David Roderick, Kelly Whiddon, Lex Runciman, Kevin Stein, Bruce Beasley, R. T. Smith, Laura-Gray Street, Eduardo C. Corral