 lyn hejinian (born may 17, 1941) 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). ==life== hejinian was born in the san francisco bay area and now lives in berkeley, california with her husband, 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.http://www.poets.org/poet.php/prmpid/396 hejinian has worked on a number of collaborative projects with painters, musicians and film makers. she teaches poetics at university of california, berkeley,http://english.berkeley.edu/profiles/38 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 nbc thursday night decal course at uc berkeley. ==bibliography== * a grreat adventure self-published, 1972. * a thought is the bride of what thinking. berkeley, ca: tuumba press, 1976. * a mask of motion. providence, ri: burning deck, 1977. * gesualdo. berkeley, ca: tuumba press, 1978. * writing is an aid to memory. great barrington, ma: the figures, 1978. * my life. providence, ri: burning deck, 1980. * the guard. berkeley, ca: tuumba press, 1984. * redo. grenada, miss.: salt-works press, 1984. * my life. (revised and updated) la: sun & moon press, 1987. * individuals. (written with kit robinson) tucson, az: chax press, 1988. * leningrad. (written with michael davidson, ron silliman, barrett watten) san francisco: mercury house, 1991. * the hunt. la lasuna: zasterle press, 1991. * oxota: a short russian novel. great barrington, ma: the figures, 1991. isbn 978-0-935724-44-8 * the cell. la: sun & moon press, 1992. * jour de chasse. trans. pierre alferi. cahiers de royaumont, 1992. * the cold of poetry. la: sun & moon press, 1994. * two 
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