At the online The Cortland Review, you'll find e-text versions of two of Hadas' poems, "The Afterglow," and "Back from the Dead." After you've finished reading these extraordinary pieces, you can access the RealAudio versions of the poems and follow along. A good way to familiarize yourself with Hadas' work.

The Poet's Life: An Interview with Rachel Hadas
http://gloria-brame.com/glory/rachel.htm

In this complete text of an interview that appeared in the Spring 1997 issue of the Eclectic Literary Forum (ELF), you'll be treated to a first-class biography of the author, followed by a lengthy interview with Hadas. In the interview (given to Gloria Brame), Hadas discusses, transitions, translations, her mother, and to what extent her personality is revealed through her writing. A good in-depth interview.

The Academy of American Poets: Rachel Hadas
http://www.poets.org/poets/poets.cfm?prmID=199

Looking for a good place to begin your research of the award-winning Hadas? You need look no further, because here you'll find a short biography of the author, along with an excerpt of her translation of Baudelaire's "Voyage to Cythera." After you're done browsing this page, link to one of the other Hadas exhibits elsewhere on the Web.

BIOGRAPHY
Rachel Hadas (b. 1948) was born in New York City. Her distinguished academic career began at Radcliffe College where she studied classics. She transferred to Harvard University and graduated magna cum laude with a B.A. 1969. She received her M.A. from Johns Hopkins University and Ph.D. in comparative literature from Princeton University. After leaving Harvard, Hadas spent four years in Greece, an experience that influenced much of her poetry especially her first two collections, Starting from Troy(1975) and Slow Transparency (1983). She has published four other volumes of poetry as well as several translations and essays. She is the recipient of many honors including a Guggenheim Fellowship in Poetry, an Ingram Merril Foundation grant in poetry, and an award in literature from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters. Since 1981 she has taught English at Rutgers University, Newark New Jersey.