Forrest Gander

A writer and translator with degrees in geology and literature, Forrest Gander was born in the Mojave Desert and taught at Brown University where he was the AK Seaver Professor of Literary Arts and Comparative Literature. He’s the recipient of The Pulitzer Prize, Best Translated Book Award, and fellowships from the Library of Congress, Guggenheim, and US Artists foundations. His books, often concerned with ecology and intimacy, include Twice Alive, the desert novel The Trace, and— most recently—Mojave Ghost: a Novel Poem. Gander’s many translations include Alice Iris Red Horse: Poems by Gozo Yoshimasu and Then Come Back: the Lost Neruda Poems. Gander has often collaborated with artists such as Ann Hamilton, Sally Mann, Eiko & Koma, and Chinese artists Cao Fei and 33EMYBW. His essay collection, A Faithful Existence, considers translation and the relation between science and literature. His collaborative book with Australian poet/activist John Kinsella, Redstart: an Ecological Poetics, is frequently cited by scholars and writers in reference to ecological poetics.