Keith Waldrop

Waldrop in April 2010 at the Literary Arts Program building, Brown University
Waldrop in 2010
BornBernard Keith Waldrop
(1932-12-11)December 11, 1932
Emporia, Kansas, U.S.
DiedJuly 27, 2023(2023-07-27) (aged 90)
Providence, Rhode Island, U.S.
OccupationPoet, professor, translator
Alma materUniversity of Michigan
Notable awardsChevalier des arts et des lettres, National Book Award for Poetry, Best Translated Book Award
Spouse
(m. 1959)

Bernard Keith Waldrop (December 11, 1932 – July 27, 2023) was an American poet, translator, publisher, and academic. He won the National Book Award for Poetry for his 2009 collection Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy.