One of the contributors to the Candide (operetta) lyrics and a poet are the same nationality. Barbara Swan collaborated with this poet.
Dorothy Parker (August 22, 1893  June 7, 1967) was an American poet, short story writer, critic, and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks and eye for 20th-century urban foibles. 
Maxine Kumin (June 6, 1925  February 6, 2014) was an American poet and author. 
 Other contributors to the text were John Latouche, Dorothy Parker, Lillian Hellman, Stephen Sondheim, John Mauceri, John Wells, and Bernstein himself. 
 She is also known for her collaboration with the poets Anne Sexton and Maxine Kumin, and for her archived correspondence with various artists and writers. 
