Ilya Kaminsky

Ilya Kaminsky
Born	(1977-04-18) April 18, 1977 (age 47) Odesa
Language	English, Russian
Citizenship	American
Alma mater	Georgetown University University of California, Hastings College of the Law
Genre	Poetry
Spouse	Katie Farris

Ilya Kaminsky (born April 18, 1977) is a USSR-born, Ukrainian-Jewish-American poet, critic, translator and professor. He is best known for his poetry collections Dancing in Odesa and Deaf Republic, which have earned him several awards.

In 2019, the BBC named Kaminsky among "12 Artists who changed the world".^[1]