{"product_id":"the-selected-poems-of-howard-nemerov-paperback","title":"The Selected Poems of Howard Nemerov - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHoward Nemerov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoward Nemerov-poet laureate of the United States, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award, and chancellor of the Academy of American Poets-was one of the most prolific and significant American poets of the twentieth century. By the time of his death in 1991, he had published fourteen collections of poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJudiciously selected and introduced by poet Daniel Anderson, \u003ci\u003eThe Selected Poems of Howard Nemerov\u003c\/i\u003e represents the broad spectrum of Nemerov's virtues as a poet-his intelligence, his wit, his compassion, and his irreverence. It stands as the retrospective collection of the best of what Nemerov left behind, which is some of the finest poetry that the twentieth century produced.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"To keep his errors down to a minimum,\" W. H. Auden wrote, \"the internal Censor to whom a poet submits his work in progress should be a Censorate. It should include, for instance, a sensitive only child, a practical housewife, a logician, a monk, an irreverent buffoon a nd even, perhaps, hated by all others and returning their dislike, a brutal, foul-mouthed drill sergeant who considers all poetry rubbish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSuch are the readers to whom the poetry of Howard Nemerov might appeal. He distinguished himself on the landscape of American letters as a writer of great versatility. More than a decade after his death, that claim still holds true.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this, the only edition of Nemerov's work that surveys his entire poetic output, first-time readers of these poems will find an introduction to a truly remarkable creative mind. Longtime admirers of Nemerov will be reminded once again of his significance as a craftsman and philosopher, and as a poetic steward of the many ways in which we experience the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHoward Nemerov\u003c\/b\u003e (1920-1991) grew up in New York City, earned a bachelor's degree from Harvard University, and flew combat missions for the Royal Canadian Air Force and the U.S. Army. He published novels, short stories, criticism, and poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of \u003ci\u003eJanuary Rain, \u003c\/i\u003e winner of the Nicholas Roerich Poetry Prize, and the collection of poetry \u003ci\u003eDrunk in Sunlight\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eDaniel Anderson\u003c\/b\u003e is currently the Kenan Visiting Writer at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 168\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.44 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 23, 2003\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42131210731655,"sku":"9780804010603","price":35.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/193eb3fb6d90a31ecdb70622d524728b.webp?v=1732617223","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/the-selected-poems-of-howard-nemerov-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}