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Born in May 24, 1940 / Died in January 28, 1996 / Russian Federation / Russian

Career

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Poet. Worked variously as a stoker, sailor, photographer, geologist's assistant on expedition to Central Asia, coroner's assistant, and farm laborer; poet-in-residence at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, 1972-73, 1974-79; adjunct professor, Columbia University, New York, NY; Mount Holyoke College, South Hadley, MA, educator, became Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Literature, 1990-96.