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Luciano Erba is one of Italy’s finest poets. He has received many prizes for his work, including the Bagutta and Varieggio Prizes. He lives and works in Milan. (updated 2004)

Ann Snodgrass is an American poet and translator. She has published her poems and translations in journals including Poetry, The Paris Review, The Harvard Review, AGNI, and The American Poetry Review. She has won the Raiziss/de Palchi Prize for her translation of Vittorio Sereni’s poetry. (updated 6/2010)