She has published two books of essays on poetics, two academic studies and edited Indian Love Poems. Her poems have been widely translated and set to music, most recently by the Swedish composer Jan Sandstrom. Her awards include those from the Guggenheim Foundation, Fulbright Foundation, Arts Council of England and the Rockefeller Foundation for a residency at Bellagio. She is Distinguished Professor of English at Hunter College, CUNY. Her eighth book of poetry Atmospheric Embroidery has just been published.