Ron Padgett

Ron Padgett
Born (1942-06-17) June 17, 1942 (age 82)
Tulsa, Oklahoma, U.S.
OccupationPoet, writer, translator
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Wagner College
Notable worksCollected Poems

Ron Padgett (born June 17, 1942) is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator, and a member of the New York School. Great Balls of Fire, Padgett's first full-length collection of poems, was published in 1969. He won a 2009 Shelley Memorial Award.[1] In 2018, he won the Frost Medal from the Poetry Society of America.[2]

  1. ^ "About the Author: Ron Padgett," Coffee House Press. Accessed May 31, 2014.
  2. ^ "Frost Medalists - Poetry Society of America". www.poetrysociety.org. Retrieved 2018-10-23.