. ▁ ▁Their ▁daughter , ▁I va ▁H acker - Del any , ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 4 . ▁H acker ▁and ▁Del any , ▁after ▁being ▁separated ▁for ▁many ▁years , ▁were ▁divor ced ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁but ▁remain ▁friends . ▁H acker ▁ident ifies ▁as ▁les bian , ▁and ▁Del any ▁has ▁identified ▁as ▁a ▁gay ▁man ▁since ▁ad oles c ence . ▁ ▁In ▁the ▁' 6 0 s ▁and ▁' 7 0 s , ▁H acker ▁worked ▁mostly ▁in ▁commercial ▁editing . ▁ ▁She ▁graduated ▁with ▁a ▁b ach elor ▁of ▁arts ▁degree ▁in ▁Rom ance ▁L anguages ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 4 . ▁ ▁Career ▁▁ ▁H acker ' s ▁first ▁publication ▁was ▁in ▁Corn ell ▁University ' s ▁E po ch . ▁After ▁moving ▁to ▁London ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁she ▁found ▁an ▁audience ▁through ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁The ▁London ▁Magazine ▁and ▁Am bit . ▁She ▁and ▁her ▁husband ▁edited ▁the ▁magazine ▁Qu ark : ▁A ▁Qu arter ly ▁of ▁Spe cul ative ▁F iction ▁( 4 ▁issues ; ▁ 1 9 7 0 – 7 1 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁recognition ▁came ▁for ▁her ▁when ▁Richard ▁Howard , ▁then ▁editor ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁American ▁Review , ▁accepted ▁three ▁of ▁H acker ' s ▁po ems ▁for ▁publication . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 4 , ▁when ▁she ▁was ▁thirty - one , ▁Pres entation ▁Pie ce ▁was ▁published ▁by ▁The ▁Vik ing ▁Press . ▁The