Smith, Arthur James Marshall (1902–1980)

Canadian poet, critic, and anthologist. His verse appears in The Classic Shade: Selected Poems 1978, and as a critic and anthologist he brought many Canadian poets to an international audience. His works of criticism include Towards a View of Canadian Letters: Selected Essays, 1928–71 1973.

His anthologies of Canadian poets include The Book of Canadian Poetry 1943, The Oxford Book of Canadian Verse 1960, Modern Canadian Verse 1967, and The Blasted Pine 1967, a collection of satiric poetry. He was professor of English at Michigan State University 1936–72.