Francine Ringold | |
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Born | 1934 (age 90–91) New York City |
Francine Leffler Ringold (born 1934) is an American writer and editor who was the 15th poet laureate of the State of Oklahoma. [1]
Born and raised in New York City, Ringold in 1966 became the editor of Nimrod, the literary magazine of the University of Tulsa, where she earned her Ph.D. [2] Ringold went on to edit Nimrod and teach at the University of Tulsa for nearly 50 years. [3]