Robert Pinsky

Robert Pinsky
Pinsky in 2005
Born	(1940-10-20) October 20, 1940 (age 83) Long Branch, New Jersey, U.S.
Occupation	poet, literary critic, editor, academic
Education	Rutgers University, New Brunswick (BA) Stanford University (MA, PhD)
Period	1968–present
Genre	poetry, literary criticism
Notable works	Selected Poems (2011)
Spouse	Ellen Bailey ​ (m. 1961)​
Children	3

Robert Pinsky (born October 20, 1940) is an American poet, essayist, literary critic, and translator. He was the first United States Poet Laureate to serve three terms. Recognized worldwide, Pinsky's work has earned numerous accolades. Pinsky is a professor of English and creative writing in the graduate writing program at Boston University. In 2015 the university named him a William Fairfield Warren Distinguished Professor, the highest honor bestowed on senior faculty members who are actively involved in teaching, research, scholarship, and university civic life.