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Allan Gurganus
Allan Gurganus is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist whose work is often influenced by and set in his native North Carolina.
Allan Gurganus is an American novelist, short story writer, and essayist whose work is often influenced by and set in his native North Carolina.
Andrei Şerban
Andrei Şerban is a Romanian-born American theater director.
Andrei Şerban is a Romanian-born American theater director.
Arnold Krupat
Arnold Krupat, Ph.D. is an American author and Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.
Arnold Krupat, Ph.D. is an American author and Professor of Literature at Sarah Lawrence College in Bronxville, New York.
Bessie Schonberg
Bessie Schonberg was a highly influential dancer, choreographer and teacher of the 20th century.
Bessie Schonberg was a highly influential dancer, choreographer and teacher of the 20th century.
Beverly Emmons
Beverly Emmons is a lighting designer for the stage, dance and opera.
Beverly Emmons is a lighting designer for the stage, dance and opera.
Billy Collins
Billy Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003.
Billy Collins is an American poet, appointed as Poet Laureate of the United States from 2001 to 2003.
Bradley Walker Tomlin
Bradley Walker Tomlin (August 19, 1899 – May 11, 1955) belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.
Bradley Walker Tomlin (August 19, 1899 – May 11, 1955) belonged to the early generation of New York School Abstract Expressionist artists.
Brian Morton (American writer)
Brian Morton (born 1955) is an American author, born in New York City.
Brian Morton (born 1955) is an American author, born in New York City.
Caroline F. Ware
Caroline Farrar Ware (1899-1990) was a professor of history at American University and a New Deal activist.
Caroline Farrar Ware (1899-1990) was a professor of history at American University and a New Deal activist.
Carolyn Ferrell
Carolyn Ferrell (1962 Brooklyn, New York) is an American short story writer.
Carolyn Ferrell (1962 Brooklyn, New York) is an American short story writer.
Chester Biscardi
Chester Biscardi (b. Kenosha, Wisconsin, October 19, 1948; nicknamed Chet) is an Italian American composer and educator.
Chester Biscardi (b. Kenosha, Wisconsin, October 19, 1948; nicknamed Chet) is an Italian American composer and educator.
Cornelius Eady
Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American poet focusing largely on matters of race and society, particularly the trials of the African-American race in the United States.
Cornelius Eady (born 1954) is an American poet focusing largely on matters of race and society, particularly the trials of the African-American race in the United States.
Cynthia Cruz
Cynthia Cruz is a contemporary American poet.
Cynthia Cruz is a contemporary American poet.
Cynthia Macdonald
Cynthia Macdonald (b. Feb. 2, 1928, New York City) is an American poet.
Cynthia Macdonald (b. Feb. 2, 1928, New York City) is an American poet.
David Maslanka
David Maslanka (born August 30, 1943, in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a U.S. composer who writes for a variety of genres, including works for choir, wind ensemble, chamber music and symphony o...
David Maslanka (born August 30, 1943, in New Bedford, Massachusetts) is a U.S. composer who writes for a variety of genres, including works for choir, wind ensemble, chamber music and symphony o...
Dennis Nurkse
Dennis Nurkse is a poet from Brooklyn.
Dennis Nurkse is a poet from Brooklyn.
Donald McKayle
Donald McKayle (born July 6, 1930, New York City) is an African American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works durin...
Donald McKayle (born July 6, 1930, New York City) is an African American modern dancer, choreographer, teacher, director and writer best known for creating socially conscious concert works durin...
Dorothy DeLay
Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 – March 24, 2002) was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.
Dorothy DeLay (March 31, 1917 – March 24, 2002) was an American violin instructor, primarily at the Juilliard School.
Eduardo Lago
Eduardo Lago (born 15 June 1954) is a Spanish novelist, translator, and literary critic, born in Madrid and currently living in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Eduardo Lago (born 15 June 1954) is a Spanish novelist, translator, and literary critic, born in Madrid and currently living in Manhattan, New York, United States.
Ellen Faull
Ellen Hartla Faull (14 October 1918 – 2 December 2008) was an American operatic soprano and distinguished voice teacher.
Ellen Hartla Faull (14 October 1918 – 2 December 2008) was an American operatic soprano and distinguished voice teacher.
Eugene O'Neill, Jr.
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, Jr. was an American professor of Greek literature.
Eugene Gladstone O'Neill, Jr. was an American professor of Greek literature.
Fawaz Gerges
Fawaz A. Gerges (A United States citizen born in Lebanon) is a professor and author with expertise on the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, international relations, Al Qaeda, and relations betwe...
Fawaz A. Gerges (A United States citizen born in Lebanon) is a professor and author with expertise on the Middle East, U.S. foreign policy, international relations, Al Qaeda, and relations betwe...
Franklin Delano Roosevelt III
Franklin Delano "Frank" Roosevelt III is an American economist and the grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Franklin Delano "Frank" Roosevelt III is an American economist and the grandson of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
Galway Kinnell
Galway Kinnell is an American poet.
Galway Kinnell is an American poet.
Genevieve Taggard
Genevieve Taggard (November 28, 1894 - November 8, 1948) was an American poet.
Genevieve Taggard (November 28, 1894 - November 8, 1948) was an American poet.
George Tsontakis
George Tsontakis is an American-born composer and conductor of Greek descent.
George Tsontakis is an American-born composer and conductor of Greek descent.
Gilbert Sorrentino
Gilbert Sorrentino was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, teacher, and editor.
Gilbert Sorrentino was an American novelist, short story writer, poet, literary critic, teacher, and editor.
Gilberto Perez
Gilberto Perez is an American Professor of Film Studies.
Gilberto Perez is an American Professor of Film Studies.
Glenda Adams
Glenda Emilie Adams was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral.
Glenda Emilie Adams was an Australian novelist and short story writer, probably best known as the winner of the 1987 Miles Franklin Award for Dancing on Coral.
Glyn O'Malley
Glyn William O'Malley (1951–2006) was an American playwright.
Glyn William O'Malley (1951–2006) was an American playwright.
Grace Paley
Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007) was an American-Jewish short story writer, poet, and political activist.
Grace Paley (December 11, 1922 – August 22, 2007) was an American-Jewish short story writer, poet, and political activist.
Horace Gregory
Horace Gregory (April 10, 1898 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – March 11, 1982 Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts) was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic and college ...
Horace Gregory (April 10, 1898 Milwaukee, Wisconsin – March 11, 1982 Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts) was a prize-winning American poet, translator of classic poetry, literary critic and college ...
Ira Glasser
Ira Saul Glasser (born 1938) was the fifth executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1978 to 2001.
Ira Saul Glasser (born 1938) was the fifth executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) from 1978 to 2001.
Jan Heller Levi
Jan Heller Levi (born 1954, New York City) is a poet who teaches at CUNY Hunter College’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.
Jan Heller Levi (born 1954, New York City) is a poet who teaches at CUNY Hunter College’s MFA Program in Creative Writing.
Jane Kramer
Jane Kramer (born August 7, 1938) is an American journalist who is the European correspondent for The New Yorker; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years.
Jane Kramer (born August 7, 1938) is an American journalist who is the European correspondent for The New Yorker; she has written a regular "Letter from Europe" for twenty years.
Jo Ann Beard
Jo Ann Beard is an American essayist.
Jo Ann Beard is an American essayist.
Joan Silber
Joan Silber is an American novelist and short story writer.
Joan Silber is an American novelist and short story writer.
Joel Sternfeld
Joel Sternfeld, (b. June 30, 1944, New York City), is a fine-art color photographer noted for his large-format documentary pictures of the United States and helping establish color photography a...
Joel Sternfeld, (b. June 30, 1944, New York City), is a fine-art color photographer noted for his large-format documentary pictures of the United States and helping establish color photography a...
John Lees (artist)
John Lees (born February 3, 1943) is an American contemporary expressionist artist who works primarily in painting.
John Lees (born February 3, 1943) is an American contemporary expressionist artist who works primarily in painting.
Joseph Campbell
Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion.
Joseph John Campbell was an American mythologist, writer and lecturer, best known for his work in comparative mythology and comparative religion.
Joseph Papaleo
Joseph Papaleo (1925–2004) was an Italian American novelist, and academic.
Joseph Papaleo (1925–2004) was an Italian American novelist, and academic.
Laure-Anne Bosselaar
Laure-Anne Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator and professor.
Laure-Anne Bosselaar is a Belgian-American poet, translator and professor.
Lore Segal
Lore Segal (born March 9, 1928), née Lore Groszmann, is an American novelist, translator, teacher, and author of children’s books.
Lore Segal (born March 9, 1928), née Lore Groszmann, is an American novelist, translator, teacher, and author of children’s books.
Malcolm Diamond
Malcolm L. Diamond (November 6, 1924 – December 27, 1997) was William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, Emeritus, at Princeton University.
Malcolm L. Diamond (November 6, 1924 – December 27, 1997) was William H. Danforth Professor of Religion, Emeritus, at Princeton University.
Marguerite Yourcenar
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Marguerite Yourcenar (8 June 1903 – 17 December 1987) was a Belgian-born French novelist and essayist.
Maria Goeppert-Mayer
Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomi...
Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972) was a German-born American theoretical physicist, and Nobel laureate in Physics for proposing the nuclear shell model of the atomi...
Mark Helias
Mark Helias (born October 1, 1950) is an American jazz double bass player and composer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Mark Helias (born October 1, 1950) is an American jazz double bass player and composer born in New Brunswick, New Jersey.
Martha Graham
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on modern visual arts,...
Martha Graham (May 11, 1894 – April 1, 1991) was an American modern dancer and choreographer whose influence on dance has been compared with the influence Picasso had on modern visual arts,...
Martha Rhodes
Martha Rhodes is an American poet and publisher.
Martha Rhodes is an American poet and publisher.
Mary La Chapelle
Mary La Chapelle (born April 28, 1955 Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American short story writer.
Mary La Chapelle (born April 28, 1955 Milwaukee, Wisconsin) is an American short story writer.
María Negroni
María Negroni (born 1951 Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentinian poet, essayist, novelist and translator.
María Negroni (born 1951 Rosario, Argentina) is an Argentinian poet, essayist, novelist and translator.
Matilde Zimmermann
Matilde Zimmermann (born 6 September 1943) is an American author and professor who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for United States Vice President in 1980.
Matilde Zimmermann (born 6 September 1943) is an American author and professor who ran as the Socialist Workers Party candidate for United States Vice President in 1980.
Matthea Harvey
Matthea Harvey (born September 3, 1973) is a contemporary American poet, writer and professor.
Matthea Harvey (born September 3, 1973) is a contemporary American poet, writer and professor.
Max Lerner
Maxwell "Max" Alan Lerner (December 20, 1902—June 5, 1992) was an American journalist and educator known for his controversial syndicated column.
Maxwell "Max" Alan Lerner (December 20, 1902—June 5, 1992) was an American journalist and educator known for his controversial syndicated column.
Melvin Jules Bukiet
Melvin Jules Bukiet is a novelist and literary critic living in New York City.
Melvin Jules Bukiet is a novelist and literary critic living in New York City.
Meyer Kupferman
Meyer Kupferman (July 3, 1926 – November 26, 2003) was a prolific American composer and clarinetist.
Meyer Kupferman (July 3, 1926 – November 26, 2003) was a prolific American composer and clarinetist.
Michael Burkard
Michael Paul Burkard is an American poet.
Michael Paul Burkard is an American poet.
Muriel Rukeyser
Muriel Rukeyser (15 December 1913 – 12 February 1980) was an American poet and political activist, best known for her poems about equality, feminism, social justice, and Judaism.
Muriel Rukeyser (15 December 1913 – 12 February 1980) was an American poet and political activist, best known for her poems about equality, feminism, social justice, and Judaism.
Nancy Bonvillain
Nancy Bonvillain is a professor of anthropology and linguistics at Bard College at Simon's Rock.
Nancy Bonvillain is a professor of anthropology and linguistics at Bard College at Simon's Rock.
Nikita Mikros
Nikita Mikros is a game designer/developer living in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Nikita Mikros is a game designer/developer living in Brooklyn, New York, United States.
Norman Dello Joio
Norman Dello Joio was an American composer.
Norman Dello Joio was an American composer.
Patty Dann
Patty Dann is an American novelist and nonfiction writer.
Patty Dann is an American novelist and nonfiction writer.
Paul Goodman (writer)
Paul Goodman was a novelist, playwright, poet and psychotherapist, although now best known as a social critic, anarchist philosopher, and public intellectual.
Paul Goodman was a novelist, playwright, poet and psychotherapist, although now best known as a social critic, anarchist philosopher, and public intellectual.
Paul Lisicky
Paul Lisicky (born July 9, 1959) is an American novelist and memoirist.
Paul Lisicky (born July 9, 1959) is an American novelist and memoirist.
Pearl Abraham
Pearl Abraham (born 1960 in Jerusalem, Israel) is an American novelist, essayist and short story writer.
Pearl Abraham (born 1960 in Jerusalem, Israel) is an American novelist, essayist and short story writer.
Peter Cameron (writer)
Peter Cameron is an American novelist and writer living in New York, NY. He is best known for his novels Andorra, The Weekend and The City of Your Final Destination.
Peter Cameron is an American novelist and writer living in New York, NY. He is best known for his novels Andorra, The Weekend and The City of Your Final Destination.
Randall Jarrell
Randall Jarrell (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist, and the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, ...
Randall Jarrell (May 6, 1914 – October 14, 1965) was an American poet, literary critic, children's author, essayist, novelist, and the 11th Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, ...
Randall Kenan
Randall Kenan (born March 12, 1963) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction.
Randall Kenan (born March 12, 1963) is an American author of fiction and nonfiction.
Rudolf Arnheim
Rudolf Arnheim was a German-born author, art and film theorist and perceptual psychologist.
Rudolf Arnheim was a German-born author, art and film theorist and perceptual psychologist.
Santha Rama Rau
Santha Rama Rau is an Indian American travel writer.
Santha Rama Rau is an Indian American travel writer.
Sara Wilford
Sara Delano Roosevelt diBonaventura Wilford (born March 13, 1932) is the daughter of Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, a prominent philanthropist in medicine and art, and James Roosevelt, the ol...
Sara Delano Roosevelt diBonaventura Wilford (born March 13, 1932) is the daughter of Betsey Cushing Roosevelt Whitney, a prominent philanthropist in medicine and art, and James Roosevelt, the ol...
Scott Snyder
Scott Snyder is an American writer known for his 2006 short story collection Voodoo Heart, and his work in comic books, including American Vampire, Detective Comics, Batman, Ba...
Scott Snyder is an American writer known for his 2006 short story collection Voodoo Heart, and his work in comic books, including American Vampire, Detective Comics, Batman, Ba...
Simon Sargon
Simon Sargon (6 April 1938 Bombay, India) is an American composer, pianist, and music educator of Israeli and Indian decent.
Simon Sargon (6 April 1938 Bombay, India) is an American composer, pianist, and music educator of Israeli and Indian decent.
Stephen Dobyns
Stephen J. Dobyns (born February 19, 1941) is an American poet and novelist born in Orange, New Jersey, and residing in Westerly, RI.
Stephen J. Dobyns (born February 19, 1941) is an American poet and novelist born in Orange, New Jersey, and residing in Westerly, RI.
Susan Sontag
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Susan Sontag was an American essayist, literary icon, and political activist whose works include On Photography, Against Interpretation, The Way We Live Now, and Regarding the Pain...
Suzanne Chazin
Suzanne Chazin is an American author best known for the Georgia Skeehan mystery series, published by Putnam, about a New York City female firefighter-turned-fire marshal.
Suzanne Chazin is an American author best known for the Georgia Skeehan mystery series, published by Putnam, about a New York City female firefighter-turned-fire marshal.
Suzanne Gardinier
Suzanne Gardinier (born 1961 New Bedford, Massachusetts) is an American poet.
Suzanne Gardinier (born 1961 New Bedford, Massachusetts) is an American poet.
Swietlan Kraczyna
Swietlan N. Kraczyna is a painter and multi-plate etching artist, working primarily in Italy.
Swietlan N. Kraczyna is a painter and multi-plate etching artist, working primarily in Italy.
Theodore Roszak (artist)
Theodore Roszak (May 1, 1907 – September 3, 1981) was an American sculptor and painter.
Theodore Roszak (May 1, 1907 – September 3, 1981) was an American sculptor and painter.
Thomas Sayers Ellis
Thomas Sayers Ellis (born Washington, D.C.) is a poet, photographer, and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, and a core faculty member of the ...
Thomas Sayers Ellis (born Washington, D.C.) is a poet, photographer, and Assistant Professor of Creative Writing at Sarah Lawrence College in Yonkers, New York, and a core faculty member of the ...
Veena Talwar Oldenburg
Veena Talwar Oldenburg is Professor of History at Baruch College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Veena Talwar Oldenburg is Professor of History at Baruch College and The Graduate Center of the City University of New York.
Victoria Redel
Victoria Redel (born 1959) is an American poet and fiction writer who lives in New York City.
Victoria Redel (born 1959) is an American poet and fiction writer who lives in New York City.
Vijay Seshadri
Vijay Seshadri (born 1954) is a Brooklyn, New York-based poet, essayist, and literary critic of significant repute.
Vijay Seshadri (born 1954) is a Brooklyn, New York-based poet, essayist, and literary critic of significant repute.
Wilford Leach
Carson Wilford Leach (August 26, 1929–June 18, 1988) was an American theatre director, set designer, film director, screenwriter, and college professor.
Carson Wilford Leach (August 26, 1929–June 18, 1988) was an American theatre director, set designer, film director, screenwriter, and college professor.
William Melvin Kelley
William Melvin Kelley (born November 1, 1937), is a prominent African American novelist and short-story writer.
William Melvin Kelley (born November 1, 1937), is a prominent African American novelist and short-story writer.
William Schuman
William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910–February 15, 1992) was an American composer and music administrator.
William Howard Schuman (August 4, 1910–February 15, 1992) was an American composer and music administrator.