Transcendental studies, Several Gravities, Light While There Is Light, The House Seen from Nowhere, Semiramis if I Remember
Organizations founded
Burning Deck Press
Keith waldrop reads from the real subject
Keith Waldrop (born December 11, 1932, in Emporia, Kansas) is an American poet and academic. He authored numerous books of poetry and prose and translated the work of Claude Royet-Journoud, Anne-Marie Albiach, and Edmond Jabès, among others. A recent translation is Charles Baudelaire's Les Fleurs du Mal (2006). He won the National Book Award in Poetry for his 2009 collection Transcendental Studies: A Trilogy.
Waldrop received his Ph.D. in comparative literature from the University of Michigan in 1964 and four years later began teaching at Brown University (1968).
With his wife Rosmarie Waldrop, he co-edits Burning Deck Press. He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and is professor emeritus at Brown. The French government has named him Chevalier des arts et des lettres.
Awards and honors
Chevalier des arts et des lettres by the French government.