Nina Kossman is a bilingual poet, memoirist, playwright, short story writer, and artist. She has authored,
edited, or edited and translated nine books of poetry and prose in English and Russian. Her work has
appeared in over ninety magazines and anthologies and has been translated into many languages,
including French, Italian, Greek, Hebrew, Spanish, Danish, Dutch, German, Persian, Chinese, Bengali, and
Japanese. Her plays have been produced in several London, New York, and Sydney. She was born in
Moscow and lives in New York.