Ronald Wardall was an American poet

Poet

A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...

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Life

He was educated at the University of Washington

University of Washington

University of Washington is a public research university, founded in 1861 in Seattle, Washington, United States. The UW is the largest university in the Northwest and the oldest public university on the West Coast. The university has three campuses, with its largest campus in the University...

 and the New School for Social Research.
Wardall lived in Brooklyn Heights, New York.

His work appeared in Poetry, Field, Swink, Mudfish, and Skidrow Penthouse.

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

Works

• The Presence of a Weight, was published as part of the New School Series.
• Lightning's Dance Floor Rain Mountain Press, 2010