Ronald Wallace | Author

About the Author

Ronald Wallace is the author of eleven books of poetry and short fiction. He is the Felix Pollak Professor of Poetry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and serves as general editor for the University of Wisconsin Press's poetry series. Wallace divides his time between Madison and a forty-acre show more farm in Bear Valley, Wisconsin. show less

Works by Ronald Wallace

Long For This World: New And Selected Poems (Pitt Poetry Series) (2003) 17 copies

For a Limited Time Only (Pitt Poetry Series) (2008) 10 copies

Time's Fancy (Pitt Poetry Series) (1994) 7 copies

Tunes for Bears to Dance to (Pitt Poetry Series) (1983) 7 copies

Uses Of Adversity (Pitt Poetry Series) (1998) 6 copies

Quick Bright Things: Stories (First Series: Short Fiction) (2000) 6 copies

People and Dog in the Sun (Pitt Poetry Series) (1987) 6 copies

The makings of happiness (1991) 4 copies

For Dear Life (Pitt Poetry Series) (2015) 3 copies

God Be With the Clown: Humor in American Poetry (1984) 2 copies

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Associated Works

Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry (2003) — Contributor — 774 copies

Flash Fiction: 72 Very Short Stories (1992) — Contributor — 399 copies

From Totems to Hip-Hop: A Multicultural Anthology of Poetry Across the Americas 1900-2002 (2002) — Contributor — 174 copies

The Best American Poetry 2003 (2003) — Contributor — 174 copies

The Best American Poetry 2009 (2009) — Contributor — 134 copies

Atomic Ghost: Poets Respond to the Nuclear Age (1995) — Contributor — 30 copies

Sweet Nothings: An Anthology of Rock and Roll in American Poetry (1994) — Contributor — 21 copies

The Golden Shovel Anthology: New Poems Honoring Gwendolyn Brooks (2017) — Contributor — 17 copies

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Birthdate: 1945
Gender: male
Occupations: poet

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For a Limited Time Only (Pitt Poetry Series) by Ronald Wallace

Wallace writes about the issues of aging and illness. As a person battling RA, I completely identify with his work. This is one of the best books of poetry that I have ever read.

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Violette62 | 1 other review | Apr 25, 2010 |

For a Limited Time Only (Pitt Poetry Series) by Ronald Wallace

Aging, loss, pain, dentists, and barbers are just a few of the topics covered in this collection of poems by Ronald Wallace. Even the former planet Pluto makes an appearance! Wallace’s poems are heartbreaking, funny, and so true. In Out Walking, we watch as a father and daughter take a walk down memory lane – literally. The poem describes the daughter trying to help her father remember the past as well as his daughter. In Caution, Wallace steps on cracks, runs with scissors, doesn’t look before he leaps, and says “Stand back! I’m taking my chances.” One of the takeaways from this collection of poems is to embrace life’s experiences – all of them – and take some chances along the way.… (more)

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