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John Francis "Jack" Smith Jr. (born April 6, 1938) is an American businessman and executive who formerly served as COO in 1992, CEO from 1992 to 2000 and then chairman of the board of directors of General Motors from 1996 to 2003. He later served as non-executive chairman of the board of directors of Delta Air Lines from 2004 to 2007.
John F. Smith is an American soap opera writer and producer. John F. Smith may also refer to: John F. Smith Jr. (born 1938), American businessperson; Phenomenal Smith (John Francis Smith, 1864–1952), American baseball player; John Frederick Smith (1806–1890), English novelist; Ranger John Francis Smith, a fictional character
Martin Luther King Jr. frequently quoted the poem in his speeches and sermons. [8] The poem was also the source of the hymn "Once to Every Man and Nation". [9] On February 11, 2021, an excerpt from "The Present Crisis" was quoted by Dr. Barry Black as part of the opening prayer at the second impeachment trial of Donald Trump. [10]
John Allyn McAlpin Berryman (born John Allyn Smith, Jr.; October 25, 1914 – January 7, 1972) was an American poet and scholar. He was a major figure in American poetry in the second half of the 20th century and is considered a key figure in the " confessional " school of poetry.
John F. Smith is an American soap opera writer and producer. Smith, formerly a member of Writers Guild of America West, left and maintained financial core status during the 2007–08 Writers Guild of America strike. [1] [2] Smith is best known for his stints as head writer of The Bold and the Beautiful and The Young and the Restless.
A Cycle of the West is a collection of five epic poems (called "Songs") written and published over a nearly thirty-year span by John G. Neihardt.As one extended work of literature, the Cycle treats historical topics from the American settlement of the Great Plains and the displacement of the Native American cultures there.
Kenneth Flexner Fearing (July 28, 1902 – June 26, 1961) was an American poet and novelist. A major poet of the Depression era, he addressed the shallowness and consumerism of American society as he saw it, often by ironically adapting the language of commerce and media.
He was awarded a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship in 1984, [3] Guggenheim Fellowship in 1988, [4] and an Ingram Merrill Foundation fellowship [5] Smith is the author of eight collections of poetry including An Apology for Loving the Old Hymns (1982), The Names of Things Are Leaving (2006), and Clare's Empire (2014). [6]