Rachel Hadas (born November 8, 1948) is an American poet, teacher, essayist, and translator. Her most recent essay collection is Piece by Piece: Selected Prose (Paul Dry Books, 2021),[1] and her most recent poetry collection is Ghost Guest (Ragged Sky Press, 2023).[2][3] Her honors include a Guggenheim Fellowship, Ingram Merrill Foundation Grants,[4] the O.B. Hardison Award from the Folger Shakespeare Library, and an Award in Literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters.[5]