Let's make this birthday one to remember.

80 years old (Born on November 08, 1945)

Happy Birthday, Alice Notley! May your day be filled with poetic mischief worthy of "Disobedience," and may the candles on your cake burn brighter than a stanza from "Mysteries of Small Houses." Your words have illuminated our lives more vividly than Arizona sunsets—though thankfully without all that desert heat.

From exploring life's complexities in "Margaret & Dusty" to capturing brilliance in "Grave of Light," you've shown us poetry can both challenge and charm. Congratulations again for earning accolades like the International Griffin Poetry Prize; clearly, even disobedience pays off beautifully sometimes. Here's wishing you another year full of inspiration—and perhaps just enough rebellion to keep things interesting!