Ron Silliman Biography | Poet

Ron Silliman (born 5 August 1946 in Pasco, Washington) is a contemporary American poet. He has written and edited over 30 books, and has had his poetry and criticism translated into 12 languages. He is often associated with language poetry. Between 1979 and 2004, Silliman wrote a single poem, The Alphabet. He has now begun writing a new poem, Universe, the first section of which appears to be called Revelator.. American poet; associated with Language poetry