Adalbert Stifter(1805–1868), the Austrian writer, poet, and painter, grew up in Bohemia and was educated at the University of Vienna. Among his most famous works are the novelIndian Summerand a collection of stories,Colored Stones. Fanny Howe, the author of more than twenty books of poetry and prose, was the recipient of the 2001 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for her Selected Poems. She was short-listed for the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2001 and 2005. Marianne Moore(1887–1972) is universally recognized as one of America’s finest poets. Elizabeth Mayer(1884–1970) was a German-born American translator and editor.
