Bernard K. Waldrop

Bernard K. Waldrop, of Providence; Jul. 27. He taught at Brown for 40 years and retired as the Brooke Russell Astor Professor of Literary Arts and Comparative Literature in 2011. In addition to publishing his poetry, he was a translator whose work earned him the rank of Chevalier of Arts and Letters from the French Government. He cofounded Burning Deck literary press and was a cofounder of Wastepaper Theater, which produced original works. He was the recipient of the National Book Award in Poetry in 2009 for his trilogy Transcendental Studies. He is survived by his wife, Rosmarie, and six nieces and nephews.