Rachel Hadas

Rachel Hadas is a poet, essayist, and translator. She is the author of more than 20 books including Poems for Camilla, Questions in the Vestibule, and the memoir Strange Relation, and she is a frequent reviewer and columnist for The Times Literary Supplement. Hadas is Board of Governors Professor of English at Rutgers University-Newark. She lives in New York City.

Articles

“Within Our Walls”: The Theater of War’s Production of Aeschylus’s “The Suppliants”
Rachel Hadas appreciates Theater of War’s production of Aeschylus’s “The Suppliants,” featuring Ukrainian actors.
Rachel HadasJul 31, 2022
A Tree of Many: A Review of Three New Poetry Anthologies
Rachel Hadas considers three recently released poetry anthologies.
Rachel HadasJul 7, 2022
- Poetry
“The Flavor Blooms in Warmth”: On Judith Baumel’s “Thorny”
Rachel Hadas appreciates the urgent concoctions of “Thorny,” a collection of poems by Judith Baumel.
Rachel HadasJul 6, 2022
“An Awful Order”: On Danielle Blau’s “p e e p”
Rachel Hadas hearkens to “p e e p,” an Anthony Hecht Poetry Prize-winning collection by Danielle Blau.
Rachel HadasMay 26, 2022
“A Country One Never Really Leaves”: On Allison Adair’s “The Clearing”
Rachel Hadas finds herself in “The Clearing” by Allison Adair.
Rachel HadasAug 5, 2020
- Poetry
Train of Thought: On Matt Morton’s “Improvisation Without Accompaniment”
Rachel Hadas reviews “Improvisation Without Accompaniment” by Matt Morton.
Rachel HadasJul 9, 2020
- Poetry
Art as Target. Art as Grid: On Mary Jo Salter’s “The Surveyors”
Rachel Hadas reviews Mary Jo Salter’s “The Surveyors.”
Rachel HadasAug 24, 2017
- Poetry
Time’s Technique: On Lynne Sharon Schwartz’s “No Way Out But Through”
Rachel Hadas considers “No Way Out But Through” by Lynne Sharon Schwartz.
Rachel HadasMar 14, 2017
- Poetry