Howard Nemerov
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"Nemerov" redirects here. For the surname, see Nemerov (surname).
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.[1] For The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov (1977), he won the National Book Award for Poetry,[2] Pulitzer Prize for Poetry,[3] and Bollingen Prize.
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Born | (1920-02-29)February 29, 1920 New York City, U.S. |
Died | July 5, 1991(1991-07-05) (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) |
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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.