David “Josh” Smith is a Florida panhandle local.
After graduating from High School, he served four years in the United States Air Force with the 90th Missile Wing. Josh then pursued a B.S. in English Education (2020) and taught ELA on the secondary level. He completed his M.F.A. in Creative Writing for Poetry in the Expanded Field and Prose (2024) at Stetson University shortly before joining FSU as an Honors Advisor.
As a poet, he is known for a multimedia canon of work that challenges a shift in perspectives. He is a founder of the poetry society Grass Routes and a curator of their eponymous publication.
Josh always looks forward to spending free time with his wife, children, and dog.