Daniel Greene Smith grew up in Ann Arbor, Michigan and attended the Putney School in 1983 in Vermont. He came to Madison in 1990 where he attended the University of Wisconsin, and majored in Philosophy and English. He Graduated from UW Madison in 1995, and was The University's Felix Pollack Award Winner in Poetry that year for A Carpenter's Songs. Photo by Glenn Austin Sr. ©2004 He writes cover stories for Isthmus and continues to work on the screenplay for " A Carpenter's Songs." In 2000 Smith was awarded second place for "Best Analytical or Background Article," by the Milwaukee Press Core for the Isthmus article "I Confess". Mr. Smith currently runs his own carpentry business. The photo on below is from 1999 when Smith lived at the Chelsea Hotel in NYC where Thomas Wolfe wrote "Homeward Angel," and where Smith started work on his second book , which he has tentatively titled Driving Myself Crazy, about his figure 8 motorcycle tour around the country. "I was hoping to get divine inspiration, instead I got a huge bill for motorcycle parking, but I love New York..." The photo on the right is from 1993 when Smith worked as a carpenter for Shaw Construction here in Madison. Smith's work has been featured on NPR's Jean Feracca Show twice, and has been featured in Isthmus, Wisconsin State Journal, and many other publications. He continues to work write and live in Madison where he lives with his cat Yva (pronounced Eva)... Smith comments "It means " Go there" in grammatically incorrect French, and I continually need inspiration..."     Awards, Features   1995 Felix Pollack Thesis Prize   1995 Wisconsin State Journal   1999, 2002 Critics Choice, Isthmus   1999, Milwaukee Senitnel   2000 2nd place, Best Analytical Article, Milwaukee Press Club   Wisconsin Public Radio   Jean Feracca Show: 1995, 1999   Higher Ground with Jonathan Overbe: 2003   If you are interested in purchasing a print, or contacting the author for any reason, please click here and your e mail will be forwarded to Daniel Greene Smith. All comments and feedback are welcome and THANKS for visiting the site...