Hacker, Marilyn (1942–)
Hacker, Marilyn (1942–)
American poet. Born Nov 1942 in the Bronx, NY.
Lesbian poet, whose writings focus on the relationships between women, include Separations (1976), Taking Notice (1980), Assumptions (1985), Love, Death and the Changing of the Seasons (1986), Going Back to the River (1990), Winter Numbers (1994), and Desesperanto: Poems 1990–2002 (2003); also translated Claire Malroux's Edge as well as Venus Khoury-Ghata's poetry published in Here There Was Once a Country (2001) and She Says (2003); edited The Kenyon Review (1990–94). Won the National Book Award for Presentation Piece (1975); won Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize (1999).
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