Barbara helfgott hyett biography of michael

Barbara Helfgott Hyett’s literary career began with her first book, In Evidence: Poems of the Liberation of Nazi Concentration Camps (1986).

Barbara helfgott hyett biography of michael

She published widely in the years that followed, including The Tracks We Leave (1996), a pioneer in the genre of ecopoetry. Her other books, Natural Law, The Double Reckoning of Christopher Columbus, and Rift are all highly acclaimed.

Helfgott Hyett has been the recipient of many awards, including The Boston Foundation’s Artist Fellowship Award, The New England Poetry Club’s Gertrude Warren Prize, and two Massachusetts Cultural Council grants, among others.

Her extensive work as a literary citizen includes co-founding the Writer’s Room of Boston in addition to teaching poetic craft across all levels. The vibrant community she fostered through her signature workshop, PoemWorks, continues to thrive today.

Alexis Ivy is a 2018 recipient of the Massachusetts Cultural Council Fellowship in Poetry.  Her first poetry