Quote by: Howard Nemerov

I've never read a political poem that's accomplished anything. Poetry makes things happen, but rarely what the poet wants.


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Author Bio


  • NameHoward Nemerov
  • DescriptionPoet
  • BornFebruary 29, 1920
  • DiedJuly 5, 1991
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Author
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; Bollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award; National Medal Of Arts