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Jane Hirshfield | |
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 Hirshfield in 2011 | |
| Born | February 24, 1953 New York City, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Princeton University |
| Genre | Poetry |
Jane Hirshfield (born February 24, 1953[1]) is an American poet, essayist, and translator, known as 'one of American poetry's central spokespersons for the biosphere' and recognized as 'among the modern masters,' 'writing some of the most important poetry in the world today.' A 2019 elected member of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences, her books include numerous award-winning collections of her own poems, collections of essays, and edited and co-translated volumes of world writers from the deep past. Widely published in global newspapers and literary journals, her work has been translated into over fifteen languages.[2]
- ^ Bryson, J. Scott; Thompson, Roger, eds. (2008). Twentieth-century American nature poets. Detroit, MI: Gale Cengage Learning. pp. 178–184. ISBN 978-0-7876-8160-9. LCCN 2008022299. OCLC 229446118. OL 11095126M.
- ^ "Jane Hirshfield". Seamus Heaney Centre, Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved November 12, 2022.