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Born August 12, 1867 • Dresden • Saxony
Died May 31, 1963 (aged 95) • Washington, D.C. • United States
Notable Works “The Greek Way”
Subjects Of Study ancient Greece • ancient Rome
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Lucy Myers Wright Mitchell
American archaeologist and missionary
Pound, Ezra
Ezra Pound
American poet
U.S. poet laureate Arthur Sze
Arthur Sze
American poet
Kenneth Rexroth and his daughter
Kenneth Rexroth
American poet and painter
Robert Lowell, c. 1960
Robert Lowell
American poet
Merwin, W.S.
W.S. Merwin
American poet and translator
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Robert Bly
American author
Jonathan Franzen, wearing glasses and a blazer, gestures with his hand while speaking during a panel discussion.
Jonathan Franzen
American author
H.D.
H.D.
American poet
Hearn, Lafcadio
Lafcadio Hearn
British-born writer and translator
Elizabeth Bishop, 1938
Elizabeth Bishop
American poet
The Power of Positive Thinking
Norman Vincent Peale
American religious leader
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Robert Hass
American poet and translator
Tony Kushner
Tony Kushner
American dramatist
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John Ciardi
American poet and critic
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Anthony Hecht
American poet
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Marie Ponsot
American writer, critic, teacher, and translator
Lazarus, Emma
Emma Lazarus
American poet
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Louis Zukofsky
American poet
Michael Strange
Michael Strange
American writer and performer