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Ronald G. Wardall

ロナルド・G・ワーダル

Ronarudo G. Wādaru

Profile

Gender
Male
Born
1937-02-12 (Yakima, Washington, USA)
Died
2006-01-21 age 68
Nationality
United States
Languages
English
Residence History
Brooklyn Heights, New York, USA

Career

Occupations
Poet
Active Years
2006

Education

University of Washington
Country: United States
The New School for Social Research
Country: United States

Awards

New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship
2001
Organization: New York Foundation for the Arts
Result: 受賞
Dana Award
2001
Organization: Dana Award
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Presence of a Weight

Poetry collection

A poetry collection published as part of the New School Series. Details are scarce.

presenceweightmemory

The Eyes of a Vertical Cut

2001 Poetry

A work published in connection with Slipstream. Includes poems dealing with vision, rupture, and urban experience.

visionruptureurban life

Lightning's Dance Floor

2010 Poetry collection

A full-length collection published by Rain Mountain Press in 2010. One of his posthumously published comprehensive works.

lightningmovementmortality

Bibliography

  • The Presence of a Weight
  • The Eyes of a Vertical Cut
  • Lightning's Dance Floor

Style & Themes

Literary Style
lyrical, symbolic contemporary poetrycondensed imagery and attention to the arrangement of sound
Recurring Motifs
memoryurban landscapesnatural imagery (e.g., lightning)

Legacy

A poet active in New York publishing in poetry magazines; a chapbook award has been named in his honor and a full-length collection was published posthumously.

Trivia

  • A chapbook award has been named for him.
  • The full-length collection 'Lightning's Dance Floor' was published by Rain Mountain Press in 2010 (posthumous).