Maggie Scarf's 'September Songs' Sep 19, 2008
In his poem "The Common Wisdom," Howard Nemerov defines a good marriage as one in which the partners stay together despite fraying tethers. "One should be watching," he concludes, "while the other dies." The six so-called "young-old" (50- to 75-year-old) couples Maggie Scarf interviews for her engrossing investigation into enduring marriage seem to agree. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)
The famous folk of late February. Mar 1, 2008
Famous folk of late February. Article:Famous folk of late February:/c/a/2008/02/28/DDLDV9MHO.DTL Article:Famous folk of late February:/c/a/2008/02/28/DDLDV9MHO.DTL. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Former UNH prof named U.S. Poet Laureate Aug 3, 2007
Howard Nemerov conducted seminars at the Library for high school English classes ... Joseph Auslander, 1937-1941Allen Tate, 1943-1944Robert Penn Warren, 1944-1945Louise Bogan, 1945-1946Karl Shapiro, 1946-1947Robert Lowell, 1947-1948Leonie Adams, 1948-1949Elizabeth Bishop, 1949-1950Conrad Aiken, 1950-1952, First to serve two terms William Carlos Williams, Appointed in 1952 but did not serve Randall Jarrell, 1956-1958 Robert Frost, 1958-1959 Richard Eberhart, 1959-1961 Louis Untermeyer, 1961-1963... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
Charles Simic named next U.S. Poet Laureate Aug 3, 2007
Howard Nemerov conducted seminars at the Library for high school English classes ... Conrad Aiken, 1950-1952, First to serve two terms William Carlos Williams, Appointed in 1952 but did not serve Randall Jarrell, 1956-1958 Robert Frost, 1958-1959 Richard Eberhart, 1959-1961 Louis Untermeyer, 1961-1963 Howard Nemerov, 1963-1964 Reed Whittemore, 1964-1965 Stephen Spender, 1965-1966 James Dickey, 1966-1968 William Jay Smith, 1968-1970 William Stafford, 1970-1971 Josephine Jacobsen, 1971-1973 Daniel... (Seacoast New Hampshire)
* All fur coat and knickers Mar 2, 2007
Born Diane Nemerov into a wealthy New York family (her brother was the poet Howard Nemerov), she met Allan Arbus, played by Ty Burrell, when she was 14 and married him as soon as she was legal. He introduced her to photography and she served as his assistant. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
