Smith, Jim, 1951-

Jim Smith was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario, in 1951. He is a Canadian poet, writer, translator from Spanish, and lawyer. He was educated at Queen's University (B.A., 1977), Concordia University (M.A., 1981), and Osgoode Hall Law School (J.D., 1997). He moved to Toronto in the early 1980s. He was the publisher of Front Magazine from 1972 to 1980 and Front Press from 1980 to 1993. During his writing career, Smith published thirteen poetry books and chapbooks, including "One Hundred Most Frightening Things" (1985) and "Back Off, Assassin!: New and Selected Poems" (2009). He was called to the Ontario bar in 1999. In 2020, he retired from the Crown Law Office (Civil), Ministry of the Attorney General, Ontario. He lives, writes, and litigates in Toronto and visits Spain as often as possible.