Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky
Pinsky in 2005
Pinsky in 2005
Born (1940-10-20) October 20, 1940 (age 84)
Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupationpoet, literary critic, editor, academic
EducationRutgers University, New Brunswick (BA)
Stanford University (MA, PhD)
Period1968–present
Genrepoetry, literary criticism
Notable worksSelected Poems (2011)
Spouse
Ellen Bailey
(m. 1961)
Children3

Robert Pinsky (born October 20, 1940) is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator. He was the first United States Poet Laureate to serve three terms. Recognized worldwide, Pinsky's work has earned numerous accolades. Pinsky is a professor of English and creative writing in the graduate writing program at Boston University. In 2015 the university named him a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed on senior faculty members who are actively involved in teaching, research, scholarship, and university civic life.