Ilya Kaminsky

Ilya Kaminsky
Native name
Ілля Камінський
Born (1977-04-18) April 18, 1977 (age 47)
Odesa, Ukrainian SSR, Soviet Union (now Ukraine)
LanguageEnglish, Russian
CitizenshipAmerican
Alma mater
GenrePoetry
SpouseKatie Farris

Ilya Kaminsky[a] (born April 18, 1977) is a poet, critic, translator and professor. He is best known for his poetry collections Dancing in Odesa and Deaf Republic, which have earned him several awards.

In 2019, the BBC named Kaminsky among "12 Artists who changed the world".[1]


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  1. ^ "12 artists who changed the world in 2019". BBC. Retrieved 2022-01-16.