Dennis Schmitz (August 11, 1937 – September 12, 2019) was an American poet.
[1] Dennis Schmitz grew up in Dubuque, Iowa.
[2] He graduated from Loras College and the University of Chicago, where he met and married Loretta D'Agostino in 1960; they have five children together.
[4] His former students include Raymond Carver,[5] Charlene Ungstad,[6] Gary Short,[7] and Gary Thompson.
[8] He opposes the death penalty and protests executions in California every time they take place.