Zu·kov·sky (zo?o-kôv?sk?), Louis 1904-1978. American poet and translator noted for his poem A, which he wrote throughout his life and which was published in its entirety after his death.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.