Ronald Wardall (February 12, 1937 Yakima, Washington - January 21, 2006) was an American poet.

Life

He was educated at the University of Washington 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.

Awards

* 2001 New York Foundation for the Arts Fellowship * 2001

Dana Award The Dana Award is a literary award presented in short fiction, poetry and novels. It was founded in 1996 by literature professor and poet Mary Elizabeth Parker with the financial backing of Michael Dana.''Poets & Writers'', September/October 200 ...

Works

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

References

American male poets 1937 births 2006 deaths People from Yakima, Washington University of Washington alumni The New School alumni 20th-century American poets 20th-century American male writers People from Brooklyn Heights {{US-poet-1930s-stub