Alicia Ostriker has published nineteen collections of poetry, been twice nominated for the National Book Award, and has twice received the National Jewish Book Award for Poetry, among other honors. As a feminist critic, she is the author of the now classic Stealing the Language and several books on poetry and the Bible. Her poems have been translated into numerous languages, including Hebrew and Arabic. She was the New York State Poet Laureate from 2018 to 2021 and a Chancellor of the Academy of American Poets from 2015 to 2020. She lives in New York City, is on the advisory board of Yetzirah: A Hearth for Jewish Poetry, and loves leading poetry-writing workshops.