Lyn Hejinian

This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources: "Lyn Hejinian" – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (February 2024) (Learn how and when to remove this message)

Lyn Hejinian (/həˈdʒɪniən/ hə-JIN-ee-ən; May 17, 1941 – February 24, 2024) was an American poet, essayist, translator, and publisher. She is often associated with the Language poets and is 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).