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Jamaal Mayis an American poet fromDetroit.[1][2]May was included in theBest American Poetryanthology from 2014. May lived in Detroit, where he taught poetry in public schools. He received an MFA fromWarren Wilson College.[3]May has taught at theVermont College of Fine Arts, and was a fellow at theKenyon Reviewbetween 2014 and 2016.[4][5]May cites Vievee Francis, another poet from Detroit, as an influence and mentor. His work has appeared inThe Believer,Poetry, andPloughshares.[1][6]His debut book,Hum, was favorably reviewed byHTML Giantand other publications.[7][8]Bio via Wikipedia.

Priscilla Denise Levertov(24 October 1923 – 20 December 1997) was a British-born naturalised American poet.[3]She was a recipient of theLannan Literary Award for Poetry. - Bio via Wikipedia.

Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev(English:/tʊərˈɡɛnjɛf,-ˈɡeɪn-/;[1]Russian:Иван Сергеевич Тургенев[note 1],IPA:[ɪˈvan sʲɪrˈɡʲe(j)ɪvʲɪtɕ tʊrˈɡʲenʲɪf]; 9 November[O.S.28 October]1818– 3 September 1883) was a Russian novelist,short storywriter, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer ofRussian literaturein the West.His first major publication, a short story collection entitledA Sportsman's Sketches(1852), was a milestone ofRussian realism. His novelFathers and Sons(1862) is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-centuryfiction.Bio via Wikipedia