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Tyler Justin Smothers

Tyler Justin Smothers was born and raised in Pottawatomie County, Oklahoma. He and his wife live in Oklahoma City, where he teaches humanities at The Academy of Classical Christian Studies. His poems have been published in Ekstasis, Belle Point Press, and his hometown newspaper, The Shawnee News-Star.

Articles by Tyler Justin Smothers

Remembering Family History: A Mess, a Murderer, and a Matriarch

Knowing your family’s past fugitives and pretty boys is the kind of localism anyone can aspire toward and practice.