Olan L. Smith (Pen name: Cotton Jones) Poet • Author • Educator Born: Huntsville, Missouri, 1953 Website: Pinterest Art Page Wattpad: @CottonJones

Education
M.S., Northwest Missouri State University, Maryville, Missouri

B.S., Northwest Christian College, Eugene, Oregon (1978)

High School Diploma, Westran High School, Huntsville, Missouri (1971)

Literary Publications & Features
Print Publications

Earthwise, University of Miami, FL - Poetry (1985)

Alura Poetry, Vol. X, No. 2, Minnesota - Poetry (1985)

The Universe Inside, edited by Eva Xanithopoulos (2012)

Poetry Train America, edited by John E. Wordslinger & Charles H. Gragg (2013)

ROR Magazine, Summer Edition, p. 80 - "Beatniks and Nuditudes" (2021)

Poetry Train Africa: Ethiopia, Book 10 - "We Board This Train"

Wattpad Featured Works

Journey Home - First featured eBook

Folly - Featured poem collection

The Wizard! - Second featured eBook collection

Haunted Verses - Featured in Wattpad Paranormal Community

Necrocity Times, Issue 1: Halloween Special - Featured poem

Poets' Pub Writer's Handbook - Contributor (Part II)

Major Works on Wattpad
The Harvest - Cosmic horror/sci-fi fantasy (Sword and Sickle duology)

The Sword and the Sickle - Religion, prophecy, and interdimensional conflict

Webs and Weavers - Metaphysical script and poetic exploration