Translation makes me look at how a poem is put together in a different way, without the personal investment of the poem I'm writing myself, but equally closely technically.

1964). W. S.

Her books of poetry include Presentation Piece (1974) which won the National Book AwardLove Death and the Changing of the Seasons (1986) and Going Back to the River (1990). She is Professor of English at the City College of New York.