Abigail Wender was born and lives in New York City.
She is the author of a poetry collection, Reliquary, 2021, and the translator of Iris Hanika’s The Bureau of Past Management, also published in 2021.
Her poetry and translations have appeared in numerous journals and magazines. For many years she taught creative writing to adults and children, and now serves as President of Friends of Writers and Vice-president of the Poetry Society of America.