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Essay Archive - The Life and Work of Nemerov
The Life and Work of Nemerov
"Nemerov's contribution to our literature--as a gifted writer of
fiction and critical prose, but pre-eminently as a poet-- does not seem to
me to have received as much celebrity as it deserves. Nemerov's virtues are
all in fact unfashionable ones for our time: vivid intelligence, an
irreverent sense of humor, a mastery of formal verse, an awareness of
mystery" ("Books" 3). Although known primarily as a poet, Howard Nemerov
has also distinguished himself as a critic, short story writer, and
novelist. With nearly four dozen published works, Howard Nemerov has become
one of America's most distinguishe....
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