Lyn Hejinian
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Lyn Hejinian is an American poet
, essayist, translator and publisher. She is often associated with the Language poets
and is well known for her landmark work My Life (Sun & Moon, 1987, original version Burning Deck
, 1980), as well as her book of essays, The Language of Inquiry (University of California Press, 2000).
and now lives in Berkeley, California
with her husband the composer/musician Larry Ochs
. She has published over a dozen books of poetry and numerous books of essays as well as two volumes of translations from the Russian poet Arkadii Dragomoshchenko
. Between 1976 and 1984 she was editor of Tuumba Press, and from 1981 to 1999 she co-edited (with Barrett Watten
) Poetics Journal. She is currently co-editor of Atelos, which publishes cross-genre collaborations between poets and other artists.
Hejinian has herself worked on a number of collaborative projects with painters, musicians and film makers. She teaches poetics at University of California, Berkeley
, and has lectured in Russia and around Europe. She has received grants and awards from the California Arts Council, the Academy of American Poets
, the Poetry Fund, the National Endowment of the Arts, Guggenheim Foundation
.
She currently sponsors the Radiohead DeCal course at UC Berkeley.
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
, essayist, translator and publisher. She is often associated with the Language poets
Language poets
The Language poets are an avant garde group or tendency in United States poetry that emerged in the late 1960s and early 1970s...
and is well known for her landmark work My Life (Sun & Moon, 1987, original version Burning Deck
Burning Deck Press
Burning Deck is a small press specializing in the publication of experimental poetry and prose. Burning Deck was founded by the writers Keith Waldrop and Rosmarie Waldrop in 1961.-Overview:...
, 1980), as well as her book of essays, The Language of Inquiry (University of California Press, 2000).
Life
Hejinian was born in the San Francisco Bay AreaSan Francisco Bay Area
The San Francisco Bay Area, commonly known as the Bay Area, is a populated region that surrounds the San Francisco and San Pablo estuaries in Northern California. The region encompasses metropolitan areas of San Francisco, Oakland, and San Jose, along with smaller urban and rural areas...
and now lives in Berkeley, California
Berkeley, California
Berkeley is a city on the east shore of the San Francisco Bay in Northern California, United States. Its neighbors to the south are the cities of Oakland and Emeryville. To the north is the city of Albany and the unincorporated community of Kensington...
with her husband the composer/musician Larry Ochs
Larry Ochs (musician)
Larry Ochs is an American jazz saxophonist and composer.Ochs studied trumpet briefly but concentrated on tenor and sopranino saxophones. He worked as a record producer and founded his own label, Metalanguage Records, in 1978, in addition to operating the Twelve Stars studio in California...
. She has published over a dozen books of poetry and numerous books of essays as well as two volumes of translations from the Russian poet Arkadii Dragomoshchenko
Arkadii Dragomoshchenko
Arkadii Dragomoshchenko is a Russian poet, writer, translator, and lecturer. He is considered the foremost representative of language poetry in contemporary Russian literature.-Biography:...
. Between 1976 and 1984 she was editor of Tuumba Press, and from 1981 to 1999 she co-edited (with Barrett Watten
Barrett Watten
Barrett Watten is an American poet, editor, and educator often associated with the Language poets.Since 1994, Watten has taught modernism and cultural studies at Wayne State University in Detroit...
) Poetics Journal. She is currently co-editor of Atelos, which publishes cross-genre collaborations between poets and other artists.
Hejinian has herself worked on a number of collaborative projects with painters, musicians and film makers. She teaches poetics at University of California, Berkeley
University of California, Berkeley
The University of California, Berkeley , is a teaching and research university established in 1868 and located in Berkeley, California, USA...
, and has lectured in Russia and around Europe. She has received grants and awards from the California Arts Council, the Academy of American Poets
Academy of American Poets
The Academy of American Poets is a non-profit organization dedicated to the art of poetry. The Academy was incorporated as a "membership corporation" in New York State in 1934...
, the Poetry Fund, the National Endowment of the Arts, Guggenheim Foundation
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
The John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation was founded in 1925 by Mr. and Mrs. Simon Guggenheim in memory of their son, who died April 26, 1922...
.
She currently sponsors the Radiohead DeCal course at UC Berkeley.
Translations
- Description. poems by Arkadii Dragomoshchenko. LA: Sun & Moon Press, 1990.
- Arkadii Dragomoshchenko selections in Third Wave: The New Russian Poetry, ed. Kent Johnson and Stephen Ashby. Ann Arbor: University of Michigan Press, 1992.
- Xenia. poems by Arkadii Dragomoshchenko. LA: Sun & Moon Press. 1994.