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- 1 2 Suzanne Jill Levine, poet
- 1 2 Bio of Suzanne Jill Levine
- ↑ Suzanne Jill Levine, PhD
- ↑ An Interview with Suzanne Jill Levine
- ↑ CV of Suzanne Jill Levine
- ↑ PEN Center USA's Translation Award
