Peter Arcese is a writer, photographer, and teacher whose work explores the enduring resonance of classical literature in the modern world. For over twenty-five years, he has taught classic and contemporary literature at New York University. His poetry and translations have appeared in the New York Quarterly and the Gallatin Review, and he is the translator of Aeschylus’s Agamemnon into syllabic verse. His photography, rooted in documentary and poetic traditions, was included in the International Center of Photography’s Concerned: Images of Social Distancing project and published in the accompanying book. He lives and works in New York, where he continues to pursue projects that draw connections across time, language, and expression.