![The poet Sharon Olds, pictured in the creative writing school where she has taught since the 1980s in New York City.](https://imagenes.elpais.com/resizer/v2/HGCEQHPRSBDBVBHZCH5XJ4OWGE.jpg?auth=857ed9d824fd0aad384aef273b714117f37a804892c8a1120be02050ec22e7ec&width=414&height=233&smart=true)
Sharon Olds, poet: ‘I wish there were poems at the supermarket checkout’
The writer — a leading figure in American poetry — reviews five decades of verses about intimacy, death, sexuality and family in an interview with EL PAÍS in New York City
The writer — a leading figure in American poetry — reviews five decades of verses about intimacy, death, sexuality and family in an interview with EL PAÍS in New York City
The American writer had a sharp, clear and honest style that did not avoid facing pain and family traumas