lˈɪɾɚɹˌɛɹi kɹˈɪɾɪks kˈaʊnt hɜːɹ ɐmˌʌŋ ðə ɹˈæŋks ʌv wˈɜːldklˈæs pˈoʊɪts, ænd fˈɛloʊ pˈoʊɪt hˈɪldə dˈɑːmɪn sˈɛd ðæt hɜː pˈoʊᵻmz wɜː "klˈɪɹ, bjˈuːɾifəl, lˈaɪt, jˈɛt kənvˈeɪd ɐ sˈɛns ʌv fˈɔːɹboʊdɪŋ."
Literary critics count her among the ranks of world-class poets, and fellow poet Hilde Domin said that her poems were "clear, beautiful, light, yet conveyed a sense of foreboding."