Born in Moscow, Dimitri Psurtsev is a poet and translator who has written five books of poetry — Ex Roma Tertia, Tengiz Notebook, Between, Tired Happiness, and Murka and Other Poems — and translated numerous books from English. He teaches at Moscow State Linguistic University and lives with his wife, Natalia, outside Moscow. Translations of his work have appeared, or will soon appear, in The Dodge, Ergon, The Journal, Presence, and World Literature Today.