Ron Padgett (1942 - Present)

Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, in 1942, Ron Padgett is the author of numerous works including the poetry collections Great Balls of Fire, Triangles in the Afternoon, and The Big Something; a volume of selected prose entitled Blood Work; and translations of books by Guillaume Apollinaire, Blaise Cendrars, and Marcel Duchamp.

Ron Padgett lives in New York City, where he is the Publications Director for Teachers and Writers Collaborative.

Poems By Ron Padgett

New & Selected Poems, 1963-1992

Ladies And Gentlemen In Outer Space (No Comments »)
Analysis, meaning and summary of Ron Padgett's poem Ladies And Gentlemen In Outer Space
Gathering the work of more than fifty years, Ron Padgett's Collected Poems is the record of one of the most dynamic careers in twentieth-century American poetry. Padgett's poems reverberate with his reading and friendships, from Andrew Marvel...
Collected Poems
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Written over three seasons in a Vermont cabin, these poems act as a reflecting pool, casting back mortality, consciousness, and time in new, crystal-clear light.
Big Cabin
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A reference guide to various forms of poetry with entries arranged in alphabetical order. Each entry defines the form and gives its history, examples, and suggestions for usage. For this second revised edition of the Handbook, 19 teaching poets have ...
The Teachers & Writers Handbook of Poetic Forms
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“Make eye contact with a tree.” “Do not practice cannibalism.” “Wear comfortable shoes." “Sing, every once in a while.” “In later life, become a mystic.” Offbeat, warm, and funny, Ron Padgett's prescriptions for human perfection springs to li...
How to Be Perfect: An Illustrated Guide
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Following Pulitzer Prize finalist Ron Padgett's 2013's Collected Poems (winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize and the William Carlos Williams Prize) Alone and Not Alone offers new poems that see the world in a clear and generous light. ...
Alone and Not Alone
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