from The Agamemnon

Aeschylus (525–456 BCE) was an ancient Greek dramatist. He is considered one of the founders of tragedy in the Western tradition. His Oresteia is the only complete surviving trilogy from any playwright of ancient Greece.

Alan Shapiro has written ten books of poetry. He has received fellowships and awards from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Guggenheim Foundation, the LA Times, and others. (updated 6/2010)

Shapiro’s book In Praise of the Impure was reviewed in AGNI 41 by Joe Osterhaus.

Shapiro’s book Mixed Company was reviewed in AGNI 44 by Kathy Fagan.