Ray Smith is a young poet from Crowley, Texas, whose work explores the intersections of faith, philosophy, and art. Inspired by Mary Oliver, Ted Kooser, and Wendell Berry, his poetry attempts to do justice to the divine in the mundane . At the moment, he is actively refining his craft, seeking to build a voice with the same depth and resonance as the poets he admires, while also attempting to grow as a poet and a person one rejection letter at a time.