In the following essay, Labrie discusses Nemerov's books of poetry from New and Selected Poems to The Western Approaches, emphasizing the ways in which the poet reconciles imagination and reality.

In the following essay, Labrie provides a rare, extensive treatment of Nemerov's fiction.

In the following monograph about Nemerov's work from The Image and the Law to The Blue Swallows, Meinke emphasizes Nemerov's growth as an artist.

In the following chapter from her full-length study of the influence of objective idealist Owen Barfield on Nemerov, Potts discusses the inseparability of human consciousness from the creation of reality in Nemerov's work.

In the following essay, Kiehl briefly analyzes numerous poems by Nemerov, suggesting that the poems excite the imagination and enhance the reader's understanding of the world.

In the following essay, Young outlines the ways in which Nemerov's poetry was prefigured by both Ralph Waldo Emerson's and Carl Jung's ideas of the unconscious.

In the following essay, Bartholomay closely examines Nemerov's complex concepts of language, imagery, and the poetic imagination.

In the following essay, Skinner examines the various manifestations of game-playing and word play in Nemerov's poetry.

In the following essay, Mills dwells on the ways in which Nemerov's poetry reflects the tenets of phenomenology as outlined by Edmund Husserl and William Luijpen.

In the following essay, Burris presents a memoir of Nemerov as well as critiques of A Howard Nemerov Reader and Trying Conclusions.

In the following essay, Olsen provides a stylistic and thematic overview of Nemerov's poetry, focusing on the unifying elements in his works.

In the following essay, Mills states that Nemerov's poetry of the urban landscape "concentrates on the most powerful institutions of society" and "is particularly concerned with the tyranny of the past over the present."

In the following essay, Jensen notes the ways in which Nemerov owes a debt to Shakespeare in his themes, allusions, and use of language.

In the essay below, Jensen examines the influence of William Shakespeare on Nemerov's verse, stating that Shakespeare is "the guide and genius of [Nemerov's poetic achievement. "]

In the review below, Clark examines Nemerov's incorporation of science and technology into his works.

In the following essay, Spiegelman compares the poetry of Nemerov, A. R. Ammons, and Allen Tate, asserting that all three poets have drawn on the classical past and have become masters of linguistic form.

In the following interview, which was conducted in March 1975, Nemerov discusses such topics as his composition process, the relationship between poetry and meaning, politics, and the influence of other writers on his works.

In the following transcript of an interview with Nemerov, the poet touches on many aspects of his work.

In the following essay, Randall analyzes the ways in which Nemerov's “double vision” enables him to objectify the invisible world through the observable world.

In the following essay, Pettingell, a former student of Nemerov's and the wife of his colleague Stanley Hyman, offers both a review of Trying Conclusions and personal recollections of Nemerov.

In the following review of Collected Poems and Figures of Thought, Johnson defends Nemerov against critics who have accused him of being too academic.

In the following review, Kinzie expresses disappointment in the general quality of Sentences while praising several of the individual poems.

In the following essay, which was originally written on the occasion of the publication of The Blue Swallows and published in Florida Quarterly in October 1968, Meinke examines the first twenty years of Nemerov's poetic career, stating "more than any other contemporary poet, Nemerov speaks to the existential, science-oriented … liberal mind of the 20th century."

In the following review of War Stories, Richman discusses existential themes in Nemerov's poetry as a whole.

In the following essay, Prunty examines Nemerov's Collected Poems, finding an emphasis on the interplay of movement and stasis, as well as a sense of compassion.

In the following review, Gage says that Figures of Thought exhibits Nemerov's tendency to approach a subject from a variety of directions, especially the question of what happens to thought when it is expressed.

In the following introductory chapter to a book-length study of Nemerov, Mills notes that his purpose will be to align Nemerov's thinking with the philosophical trends of his age.

In the following review of The Collected Poems, Shaw points to Nemerov's versatility as a poet and his attention to the important themes of great literature.

In the following essay, Russell says that Nemerov embraced the idea of an ordered universe bound by natural law.

In the positive review of The Western Approaches below, Randall compares Nemerov to English poet William Wordsworth.

In the following essay, Spears speaks of Nemerov's longtime association with the Sewanee Review and praises the selections in A Howard Nemerov Reader.

In the following essay, Rubin says that Nemerov's book of critical essays Poetry and Fiction is a valuable, non-ideological, detached approach to criticism.

In the following essay, Wood laments the neglect of Nemerov's work in British publications and praises the poet's ironic vision.

In the following review of Trying Conclusions and A Howard Nemerov Reader, Myers summarizes Nemerov's poetic career as an almost-sacred calling.

In the following excerpt from a review of several collections of criticism, Wertime praises the quality of Nemerov's New and Collected Essays.

In the following essay, Maio explicates Nemerov's “The Amateurs of Heaven,” finding in its blank verse a suggestion of an ordered universe.

In the generally positive review of Mirrors and Windows below, Kizer praises the intelligence, daring, and maturity of Nemerov's poetry, but states that some of the poems in the volume are too long.

In the following excerpt, Gunn offers a laudatory review of New and Selected Poems and discusses Nemerov's place in contemporary American poetry.

In the following review, Schindler analyzes the poem “Acorn, Yom Kippur” in detail.

In the following excerpted review, Bromwich says that Nemerov's The Western Approaches exhibits influences from William Butler Yeats, W. H. Auden, and Robert Frost.

In the following review of Nemerov's Collected Poems, Vendler points to the poet's attempts to find meaning in an unsettling world.

In the following excerpted review of Poetry and Fiction, Howard praises Nemerov's evaluations of other poets.

In the following excerpted review of several new novels, West says that Nemerov's Federigo, or the Power of Love has a good deal of wit but is too heavy-handed and surrealistic.

In the excerpt below, Howard praises The Western Approaches, calling it Nemerov's "wisest" book.

In the following mixed review of The Image and the Law, Golffing questions the dichotomy between images and ideas in the volume.

In the following review, DeMott praises Figures of Thought as a collection of erudite essays which touch deeper matters than mere literary criticism.

In the excerpt below, Shulenberger provides a mixed review of Guide to the Ruins, commenting on Nemerov's poetic style and the influence of Ezra Pound and William Shakespeare on his works.

Below, Carruth calls most of the poems in The Next Room of the Dream "wisecracks " and discusses what he considers Nemerov's "technicalfailures."

In the following review of The Blue Swallows, Hecht declares Nemerov's poetry to be worthy of a major literary award.

In the following review, Pratt praises Nemerov's last volume of poetry and his mastery of his craft.

In the following essay, Lask reports on Nemerov's musings on his literary career during a visit to New York City.

In the following excerpted review, Hudson says that the poems in The Western Approaches continue to delight the reader.

In the following excerpt from a review of Figures of Thought and John Wain's Professing Poetry, Lask notes Nemerov's impatience with critics who dwell heavily on formal poetic analysis while ignoring reader response.

In the following excerpt from his book on American and British poets, Rosenthal identifies Nemerov as an independent writer not attached to a particular school of poetry.

In the following excerpted review of The Western Approaches, Thomas finds the poems somewhat world-weary and the metrical patterns repetitive.

In the following excerpt from a review of The Blue Swallows and Josephine Miles's Kinds of Affection, Carruth, a prominent literary critic, writes that Nemerov's use of irony and poetic conventions makes the poetry seem “tired.”

In the following review of A Howard Nemerov Reader, Anderson says that the volume points to Nemerov as a teacher and reiterates the poet's notion of the interplay of the mind with the universe.

In the following excerpted review, Lask asserts that Nemerov's The Blue Swallows exhibits a despairing attitude.

In the following excerpt from a review of several new books of poetry, including Nemerov's Guide to the Ruins, Eberhart comments on Nemerov's ability to be detached while at the same time communicating emotion.

In the following review of Reflexions on Poetry and Poetics, the critic notes that Nemerov is good at debunking what he considers ridiculous and at writing effectively in several styles of discourse.

In the following excerpted review of The Blue Swallows, Davison praises the clarity and philosophical sophistication of Nemerov's poems.