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Horace Gregory was an American poet and translator whose work bridged modernist experiment and classical forms. Active across the twentieth century, he produced volumes of lyric poetry alongside significant translations of Latin texts, particularly Catullus and Ovid. His verse combined precise observation of the natural world with introspection rooted in his upstate New York surroundings. Gregory taught at Sarah Lawrence College for many years, where he mentored successive generations of writers. His legacy rests on the integration of humanistic learning with contemporary poetic language.