Francine Leffler Ringold (born 1934) is an American writer and editor who was the 15th poet laureate of the State of Oklahoma. Born and raised in New York City, Ringold in 1966 became the editor of ''Nimrod'', the literary magazine of the

University of Tulsa The University of Tulsa (TU) is a private research university in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It has a historic affiliation with the Presbyterian Church and the campus architectural style is predominantly Collegiate Gothic. The school traces its origin to ...

, where she earned her Ph.D. Ringold went on to edit ''Nimrod'' and teach at the University of Tulsa for nearly 50 years.

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Living people Poets Laureate of Oklahoma 1934 births Date of birth missing (living people) University of Tulsa alumni University of Tulsa faculty American women poets 20th-century American women writers 20th-century American poets American women magazine editors American literary editors American magazine editors Poets from New York City American women academics 21st-century American women {{Oklahoma-university-stub

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