Tinda Pastan, acontemporary American poet, has authored more than a dozen books ofpoetry
and Teceived many awards and honors, icluding being named Poet Lanreate of Maryland fiom
1991 to 1995. Pastan sensitively portrays sysrydy events in herpoems to explore themes such as
If and death, love and loss, pain and sickness, 台@l joy and sorrow. Her style is deceptively simple
and unlike some other poets, she rarely preaches in her poems. She likes understatement, often
speaking inasoft voice. (as 計she Wefe talking to an intimate friend.) Knom for her perfectionismn.
she constantly revises her poems. Her creed for life is to work hard, love family and friends with all
her heart and soul, and attempt to enijoy this Short existence to the fullest-
