The Washington Post, July 7th, 1991
Howard Nemerov, 71, an acclaimed and prolific poet and the U.S. poet laureate from 1988 to 1990, died of cancer July 5 at his home in University City, Mo. Mr. Nemerov was the author of 26 volumes of poetry, criticism, fiction and short stories. His 1978 book, "The Collected Poems of Howard Nemerov," which included all his published poetry from 1945 to 1975, won both the Pulitzer Prize for poetry and a National Book Award. In a 1987 White House ceremony, he received the National Medal of Arts for his writing. He served as a consultant on English-language poetry to the Library of Congress in 196...
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