Lyn Hejinian

American poet, essayist, translator, publisher · United States · On the map · Writers · Lived 1941 to 2024 · aged 82

Lyn Hejinian was an American poet, essayist, translator, and publisher. She is often associated with the Language poets and is known for her landmark work My Life, as well as her book of essays, The Language of Inquiry.

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2024Died24 February 20242009Guggenheim FellowshipAward2005Shelley Memorial AwardAward2000Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward1941Born17 May 1941

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