Quote of the day
I went on all over the States, ranting poems to enthusiastic audiences that, the week before, had been equally enthusiastic about lectures on Railway Development or the Modern Turkish Essay.
Ron Padgett

Born: June 17, 1942 (age 83)
Bio: Ron Padgett is an American poet, essayist, fiction writer, translator, and a member of the New York School. Bean Spasms, Padget's first collection of poems, was published in 1967 and written with Ted Berrigan. He won a 2009 Shelley Memorial Award.
Known for:
- How to Be Perfect (2007)
- Collected Poems (2013)
- Oklahoma Tough (2003)
- Alone and Not Alone (2015)







