David R. Slavitt has published 130 books of poetry, fiction, and translation. Born in White Plains, New York, and educated at Andover, Yale, and Columbia, Slavitt has worked at Newsweek and taught at Temple University, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Bennington College.

Slavitt's touch is light, and he writes beautifully. . . . His satire is sharp and he can be wildly funny."" - New York Times Book Review""A serious force in contemporary letters. . . . Witty, graceful, and accessible."" - Virginia Quarterly Review ""Slavitt is a reassuring polymath; rather than making you anxious, he comforts you with his knowledge."" - Hollins Critic

David R. Slavitt has published 130 books of poetry, fiction, and translation. Born in White Plains, New York, and educated at Andover, Yale, and Columbia, Slavitt has worked at Newsweek and taught at Temple University, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Bennington College.

Slavitt's touch is light, and he writes beautifully. . . . His satire is sharp and he can be wildly funny."" - New York Times Book Review""A serious force in contemporary letters. . . . Witty, graceful, and accessible."" - Virginia Quarterly Review ""Slavitt is a reassuring polymath; rather than making you anxious, he comforts you with his knowledge."" - Hollins Critic

David R. Slavitt has published 130 books of poetry, fiction, and translation. Born in White Plains, New York, and educated at Andover, Yale, and Columbia, Slavitt has worked at Newsweek and taught at Temple University, Columbia, the University of Pennsylvania, Princeton, and Bennington College.

Slavitt's touch is light, and he writes beautifully. . . . His satire is sharp and he can be wildly funny."" - New York Times Book Review""A serious force in contemporary letters. . . . Witty, graceful, and accessible."" - Virginia Quarterly Review ""Slavitt is a reassuring polymath; rather than making you anxious, he comforts you with his knowledge."" - Hollins Critic