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Richard Howard
American poet and literary critic (1929-2022) · United States · On the map · Writers · Died at 92
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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2022Died31 March 20222004Robert Frost MedalAward2002Ivan Sandrof Lifetime Achievement AwardAward1996MacArthur Fellows ProgramAward1989Fellowship of the Academy of American PoetsAward1983National Book AwardAward1976PEN Translation PrizeAward1970Pulitzer Prize for PoetryAward1966Guggenheim FellowshipAward1929Born13 October 1929
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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.
Country
United States
Category
Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1929 to 2022 · aged 92
