Ask the Chatbot Games & Quizzes History & Society Science & Tech Biographies Animals & Nature Geography & Travel Arts & Culture ProCon Money Videos
Howard Nemerov
Table of Contents
Introduction References & Edit History Quick Facts & Related Topics
Images
Howard Nemerov
Quizzes
Illustration of "The Lamb" from "Songs of Innocence" by William Blake, 1879. poem; poetry
A Study of Poetry
4:043 Dickinson, Emily: A Life of Letters, This is my letter to the world/That never wrote to me; I'll tell you how the Sun Rose/A Ribbon at a time; Hope is the thing with feathers/That perches in the soul
Famous Poets and Poetic Form
Emily Dickinson (1830-1886) only confirmed photograph of Emily Dickinson. 1978 scan of a Daguerreotype. ca. 1847; in the Amherst College Archives. American poet. See Notes:
Poetry: First Lines
Zora Neale Hurston (1891-1960) portrait by Carl Van Vecht April 3, 1938. Writer, folklorist and anthropologist celebrated African American culture of the rural South.
American Writers Quiz
Related Questions
Read Next
poem. A poet in a Heian period kimono writes Japanese poetry during the Kamo Kyokusui No En Ancient Festival at Jonan-gu shrine on April 29, 2013 in Kyoto, Japan. Festival of Kyokusui-no Utage orignated in 1,182, party Heian era (794-1192).
World Poetry Day
Close up of books. Stack of books, pile of books, literature, reading. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
12 Novels Considered the “Greatest Book Ever Written”
Britannica's Book Bingo. Take our reading challenge! Books range form greatest, banned, and counterculture.
Britannica’s Book Bingo
Abergavenny, Monmouthshire, Wales.
10 Captivating Contemporary Novels Set in the British Isles
Chapter 4 pg 42 - Chapter header of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain. Published in 1884 by The American Publishing Company
Periods of American Literature
Discover
Close-up of ostriches (Struthio camelus) necks and heads; location unknown.
6 of the World's Most Dangerous Birds
Scottish fold cat. A genetic mutation caused (in the original cat-1961) the ears to bend forward and down.
Shorthair Cat Breeds
Colorful winter sunset
What's the Difference Between a Solstice and an Equinox?
Orange basketball on black background and with low key lighting. Homepage 2010, arts and entertainment, history and society
The 10 Greatest Basketball Players of All Time
A mug shot taken by the regional Colombia control agency in Medellin
Pablo Escobar: 8 Interesting Facts About the King of Cocaine
Hemp (Cannabis sativa).
9 Mind-Altering Plants
Panama Canal infographic
Timeline and Map of the Panama Canal

Howard Nemerov: References & Edit History

Article Contributors

Primary Contributors

Other Encyclopedia Britannica Contributors

Article History

Type Description Contributor Date
First paragraph modernization. Mar 28, 2024
Anniversary information added. Feb 26, 2024
Anniversary information added. Jul 01, 2023
Links added. Jun 09, 2023
Noted that Diane Arbus was his younger sister. Jun 29, 2022
Modified link of Web site: The Poetry Archive - Biography of Howard Nemerov. Feb 02, 2020
Add new Web site: The New York Times - Howard Nemerov, Poet Laureate and Pulitzer Recipient, Dies at 71. Sep 26, 2017
Add new Web site: The Poetry Archive - Biography of Howard Nemerov. Mar 15, 2013
Added new Web site: The Academy of American Poets - Biography of Howard Nemerov.
  • Gaurav Shukla
 May 09, 2007
Added new Web site: Academy of American Poets - Biography of Howard Nemerov. Aug 11, 2006
Article added to new online database. Jul 20, 1998
View Changes:
Article History
Revised:
By: