Howard Nemerov
Howard Nemerov (February 29, 1920 – July 5, 1991) was an American poet. He was twice Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, from 1963 to 1964 and again from 1988 to 1990. For The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov (1977), he won the National Book Award for Poetry, Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, and Bollingen Prize.
Howard Nemerov | |
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| Born | February 29, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
| Died | July 5, 1991 (aged 71) University City, Missouri, U.S. |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Education | Harvard University (BA) |
| Notable awards | National Book Award 1978 Pulitzer Prize 1978 |
| Children | 3, including Alexander Nemerov |
| Relatives | Diane Arbus (sister) Doon Arbus (niece) Amy Arbus (niece) |
Nemerov was brother to photographer Diane Nemerov Arbus and father to art historian Alexander Nemerov, Professor of the History of Art and American Studies at Stanford University.
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