David Hinton

David Hinton is an American poet and translator who specializes in Chinese literature and poetry, including Taoist and Buddhist classics. His poems and writing normally focuses on art, nature, Tao, and Chan Buddhism. == Life == Hinton was born in Utah. He studied Chinese at Cornell University, and in Taiwan. He lives in East Calais, Vermont. == Awards == 1997 Academy of American Poets Harold Morton Landon Translation Award fellowship from the Witter Bynner Foundation fellowship from the Ing…