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Richard Howard

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American poet and literary critic (1929-2022)

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Richard Joseph Howard, adopted as Richard Joseph Orwitz, was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was poet laureate of New York from 1993 to 1995.

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2004Robert Frost Medal
2002Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement Award
1996MacArthur Fellows Program
1989Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
1983National Book Award
1976PEN Translation Prize
1970Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1966Guggenheim Fellowship
Knight of the National Order of Merit
Lambda Literary Award

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Richard Joseph Howard, adopted as Richard Joseph Orwitz, was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was poet laureate of New York from 1993 to 1995. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Columbia University, where he studied under Mark Van Doren, and where he was an emeritus professor. He lived in New York City.

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United States
Category
Writers
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Status
deceased
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Lived 1929 to 2022 · aged 92
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12 languages

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