Come, Thief: Poems
Jane Hirshfieldis the author of six previous collections of poetry, a now-classic book of essays,Nine Gates: Entering the Mind of Poetry,and three books collecting the work of women poets from the past. Her awards include fellowships from the Guggenheim and Rockefeller foundations, the Academy of American Poets, and the National Endowment for the Arts; three Pushcart Prizes; the California Book Award; The Poetry Center Book Award; and other honors. Her poems appear regularly inThe New Yorker, The Atlantic,andPoetryand have been included in six editions ofTheBest American Poetry. Her collectionGiven Sugar, Given Saltwas a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, andAfterwas named a “Best Book of 2006” byThe Washington Post,theSan Francisco Chronicle,and the United Kingdom’sFinancial Times. She lives in the San Francisco Bay Area.