Let's make this birthday one to remember.

90 years old (Born on November 19, 1934)

Happy birthday, Joanne! Celebrating you today means cheering loudly for your poetic genius—from the Beat days to Black Mountain vibes. Your words flow effortlessly from pages of *About Now: Collected Poems,* reminding us that poetry is forever young (even as we get slightly older!).

With collections like *Just Space: Poems 1979-1989*, you've gifted us revelations in every verse and wisdom wrapped cleverly around quiet humor. Although you've achieved literary brilliance countless times over, perhaps your greatest success remains simply being timelessly cool.

Here's wishing many more years crafting moments into magic—and plenty of cake, because even legendary poets deserve extra frosting!