84 years old (Born on October 20, 1940)
Happy Birthday, Robert Pinsky! May your day be filled with more rhythm and rhyme than a jazz saxophone solo—though we suspect you've already cornered the market on poetic coolness. From "The Want Bone" to your celebrated tenure as U.S. Poet Laureate (1997-2000), you’ve shown us that poetry can groove just like music.Your insightful critiques and translations continue inspiring readers everywhere; even Slate magazine couldn't resist having you shape their literary beat. Here's hoping this birthday brings plenty of laughter, inspiration—and perhaps fewer people asking if poems really need punctuation marks!
Cheers to another stanza-filled year ahead!