Vladislav Khodasevich (1886 1939) was born in Moscow and emigrated to Berlin in 1922. In addition to the five collections of poems he published between 1908 and 1927, Khodasevich was the author of a biography of the poet Gavrila Derzhavin and of numerous essays. He was married to the novelist Nina Berberova.
Peter Daniels is a winner of the 2008 Arvon and 2010 ＂TLS＂ Poetry Competitions. His collection ＂Counting Eggs＂ was published in 2012.
Michael Wachtel is a professor of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Princeton University. He is the author of ＂The Development of Russian Verse, Pushkin s Lyric Poetry＂ and other books.＂