Elsa Cross (Mexico, 1946) is a poet, essayist, and translator. Her Complete Poetry (1964–2012) includes numerous titles, six of which received major awards. In recent years, she has received the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize (2007), the National University Prize (2009), the Roger Caillois Prize (Paris, 2010), the Fine Arts Medal (2012), the Poestate Prize (Lugano, Switzerland, 2015), and the National Prize for Arts and Literature (2016). Her poetry books have appeared in eight countries. She holds a Master's degree and a PhD in Philosophy from the UNAM (National Autonomous University of Mexico), where she is a professor of Philosophy of Religion and where she has also published several essay and translation books.