Forrest Gander (born 1956) is an American poet, essayist, novelist, critic, and translator.Born in the Mojave Desert, he grew up in Virginia and traveled intensively; he has degrees in geology, a subject referenced frequently in both his poems and essays, and in English literature. His work has been linked to ecopoetics, ecology, and intersubjectivity. A writer in multiple genres, Gander is noted for his many collaborations with other artists.