Keith Waldrop is the author of numerous books of poetry, and has translated the work of Claude Royet-Journoud, Anne Marie-Albiach, and Edmond Jabès among others. He is, along with Rosmarie Waldrop, editor and publisher of Burning Deck Press. His publications include Hegel's Family (Station Hill, 1989), Shipwreck In Haven (Awede, 1989), The Opposite of Letting the Mind Wander (Lost Roads, 1990), Light While There is Light (Sun & Moon, 1993), The Locality Principle (Avec, 1995), The Silhouette of the Bridge (Memory Stand-Ins) (Avec, 1997), Stone Angels (Instress, 1997), Well Well Reality (Collaborations with Rosmarie Waldrop) (The Post-Apollo Press, 1998), Haunt (Instance, 2000), and Seriamis If I Remember (Avec, 2001).

He lives in Providence, Rhode Island, and teaches at Brown University.