Ronald Wallace is an American poet, and Felix Pollak Professor of Poetry & Halls-Bascom Professor of English at the

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Life

He was born in

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He grew up in

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. He graduated from the

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, and the

University of Michigan The University of Michigan (U-M, U of M, or Michigan) is a public university, public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state. The University of Mi ...

. His work has appeared in ''The New Yorker'', ''The Atlantic'', ''The Nation'', ''Poetry'', and ''The Paris Review''.

Works

*''For Dear Life'', University of Pittsburgh, 2015 *''For a Limited Time Only'', University of Pittsburgh, 2008, * *''Long for this world: new and selected poems'', University of Pittsburgh Press, 2003, *''Uses of Adversity'', University of Pittsburgh Press, 1998, *''The Makings of Happiness,'' University of Pittsburgh Press, 1991, *''People and Dog in the Sun'', University of Pittsburgh Press, 1987, *''Tunes for Bears to Dance To,'' University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983, *''Plums, Stones, Kisses & Hooks'', University of Missouri Press, 1982, ;Short story *''Quick bright things: stories'', Mid-List Press, 2000, ;Non-fiction *''The last laugh: form and affirmation in the contemporary American comic novel'', University of Missouri Press, 1979, *''God be with the clown: humor in American poetry'', University of Missouri Press, 1984, *''Henry James and the Comic Form''. University of Michigan Press, 1975,

References

External links

*http://english.wisc.edu/wallace/ {{DEFAULTSORT:Wallace, Ronald Living people Writers from Cedar Rapids, Iowa College of Wooster alumni University of Michigan alumni University of Wisconsin–Madison faculty Writers from Iowa Writers from Missouri Writers from Wisconsin Year of birth missing (living people)