Marilyn Hacker (born 1942) is an American poet, critic, and reviewer. Her books of poetry include Going Back to the River (1990), Love, Death, and the Changing of the Seasons (1986), and Presentation Piece (1975), which won the National Book Award.
She was born in Bronx, New York and attended the Bronx High School of Science, where she met Samuel R. Delany. The two later married and had a child.
