Ronald G. Wardall Explained

Ronald Wardall (February 12, 1937 Yakima, Washington - January 21, 2006) was an American poet.^[1]

Life

He was educated at the University of Washington and the New School for Social Research.Wardall lived in Brooklyn Heights, New York.

His work appeared in Poetry,^[2] Field, Swink, Mudfish, and Skidrow Penthouse.

A Chapbook award has been named for him.^[3] His full-length collection, "Lightning's Dance Floor", was published by Rain Mountain Press in 2010.

Awards

• 2001 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship ^[4]
• 2001 Dana Award

Works

• The Presence of a Weight, was published as part of the New School Series.
• Book: The Eyes of a Vertical Cut . Slipstream. 2001 .
• Lightning's Dance Floor Rain Mountain Press, 2010

Notes and References

1. News: Paid Notice: Deaths WARDALL, RONALD. The New York Times . March 27, 2006 . May 22, 2010 .
2. Web site: February 2000 Poetry Magazine Poetry Foundation. 8 February 2022.
3. Web site: ::: SKIDROW PENTHOUSE ::: . skidrowpenthouse.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080827214020/http://www.skidrowpenthouse.com/events.html . 2008-08-27.
4. Web site: NYFA Interactive - New York Foundation for the Arts . www.nyfa.org . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20030429105717/http://www.nyfa.org/level4.asp?id=202&fid=5&sid=9&tid=82 . 2003-04-29.