C. P. CAVAFY (1863-1933) was a Greek poet who lived in Alexandria,Egypt, and worked as a journalist and civil servant. He published 154 poems; dozensmore remained incomplete. His fame grew substantially after his death. ABOUT THETRANSLATOR/EDITOR: Daniel Mendelsohn's reviews and essays appear regularlyin The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, and other publications. Hisaward-winning books include The Elusive Embrace and The Lost: A Search for Six ofSix Million, which won the National Book Critics Circle Award and the Prix Médicis. Heteaches at Bard College.
