Let's make this birthday one to remember.

87 years old (Born on November 11, 1937)

Happy Birthday, Alicia Ostriker! May your day be filled with joy as brutally honest and refreshingly bold as the poetry you've gifted us. From "A Dream of Springtime" to diving deep into "A Woman Under the Surface," you’ve fearlessly explored life's complexities—making readers laugh, cry, or nod knowingly in agreement.

Your powerful voice continues erupting like poetic lava from “The Volcano Sequence,” reminding everyone that honesty is timelessly hilarious (and occasionally explosive). Here's hoping this birthday brings more inspiration—and perhaps fewer volcanic eruptions—in another year celebrating a poet whose words never fail to ignite laughter and truth alike. Cheers!