Let's make this birthday one to remember.

78 years old (Born on July 14, 1946)

Happy Birthday, Pierre! Another year of poetic turbulence and shadow-learning—clearly age hasn't dulled your knack for translating life's complexities into beautiful verse. Your PEN Award-winning translations of Paul Celan continue to inspire us all; clearly, you're the only one who can make navigating between languages look easier than finding matching socks.

May this birthday bring you as much joy as you've brought readers worldwide through your profound poetry and masterful translations. Here's hoping the coming year is filled with more literary triumphs—and fewer moments spent explaining that Luxembourg isn't a city in Germany. Cheers to you, Pierre!