Jack Ridl
Jack Ridl (born 1944) is an American poet, and was a professor of English at Hope College,[1]
Life
His father, Charles "Buzz" Ridl, coached basketball at Westminster College, Pennsylvania and the University of Pittsburgh. He graduated from Westminster College, Pennsylvania with a BA and M.Ed., in 1970.
His work has appeared in LIT, The Georgia Review, FIELD, Poetry, Ploughshares, Prairie Schooner, Gulf Coast, The Denver Quarterly, Chelsea, Free Lunch, The Journal, Passages North, and Poetry East.
Hope College has named its Visiting Writers Series for him.[2] He lives in Laketown Township, Michigan, with his wife, Julie.[3][4][5]
Awards
- 2002 Say-the-Word Poetry Award from The Ellipse Art Center in Arlington, Virginia, for "The Dry Wallers Listen to Sinatra While They Work", chosen by David St. John
- 2001 Chapbook Award from The Center for Book Arts in New York City, for Against Elegies, selected by Sharon Dolin and Billy Collins
- 1996, The Carnegie Foundation named him Michigan Professor of the Year.
Works
Non-fiction
- Peter J. Schakel, Jack Ridl (1996). Approaching Poetry: Perspectives and Responses. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 9780312132811.
- Peter Schakel, Jack Ridl (2004). Approaching Literature in the 21st Century: Fiction, Poetry, Drama. Bedford/St. Martin's. ISBN 9780312407568.
Editor
- Peter Schakel, Jack Ridl, ed (2002). 250 Poems: A Portable Anthology. Bedford/St. Martin's. ISBN 9780312466169. (2nd edition 2008)
- Janet E. Gardner, Beverly Lawn, Jack Ridl, Peter Schakel, ed (2004). Literature: A Portable Anthology. Bedford/St. Martin's. ISBN 9780312461867. (2nd edition 2008)
Anthologies
References
External links
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