Moss, Howard, 1922-1987
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Howard Moss (1922-1987) was an American poet, dramatist, essayist, and editor.
Among his awards for literary work were the National Institute of Arts and Letters Award, the Ingram Merrill Foundation Grant, and the National Book Award. He was best known as the poetry editor of the New Yorker magazine, a post he held from 1948 until 1987. Other professional activities included his collaboration with the composer Ned Rorem.
From the description of Papers, ca. 1935-1987, bulk (1961-1987). (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 122608118
Howard Moss (1922-1987) was an American poet, dramatist, children's author, editor, and critic. Born in New York City, he attended the University of Michigan 1939-1940 where he won a Hopwood Award; Harvard University during the summer of 1942; and received his BA from the University of Wisconsin in 1943. He later did graduate work at Columbia University.
Moss was an instructor at Vassar College in 1945-1946, and in 1948 became the Poetry Editor of The New Yorker magazine, a post he held for more than thirty-five years until his death in 1987.
Some of Moss' works include the following:
- The Wound and the Weather, Reynal, 1943.
- The Toy Fair, Scribner, 1954.
- A Swimmer in the Air, Scribner, 1957.
- A Winter Come, A Summer Gone, Poems 1946-1960, Scribner, 1960.
- Finding Them Lost, Scribner, 1965.
- Second Nature, 1968.
- The Magic Lantern of Marcel Proust, Macmillan, 1962.
Moss was awarded the 1972 National Book Award for his Selected Poems .
From the guide to the Howard Moss Collection, 1941-1966, (Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries)
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| referencedIn | Aiken, Joan, 1924-2004. Joan Aiken collection, 1963-1994. | Boston University. School of Medicine | |
| creatorOf | Angell, Roger. New Yorker records, ca.1924-1984. | New York Public Library System, NYPL | |
| creatorOf | Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman Collection, 1929-1976. | Harry Ransom Humanities Research Center | |
| referencedIn | Brown, Spencer, 1909-1989. Spencer Brown papers, 1909-1991. | Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library | |
| referencedIn | Carol Muske-Dukes Papers, 1960-2008 | USC Libraries Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Cummings, E. E. (Edward Estlin), 1894-1962. Papers, 1870-1969 | Houghton Library | |
| referencedIn | Fales Manuscript Collection, ca. 1700-2000 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Fales Manuscript Collection, ca. 1700-2000 | Fales Library & Special Collections | |
| referencedIn | Finkel, Donald. Papers, 1947-1983. | Washington University in St. Louis, . | |
| referencedIn | Gerard Malanga Papers, 1944-1971 | Syracuse University. Library. Special Collections Research Center |
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| correspondedWith | Aiken, Joan, 1924-2004. |
| associatedWith | Albee, Edward, 1928- |
| associatedWith | Anderson, Laurie, 1947- |
| associatedWith | Atheneum (New York, N.Y.) |
| associatedWith | Auden, W. H. (Wystan Hugh), 1907-1973. |
| associatedWith | Bergé, Carol, 1928-2006. |
| associatedWith | Berryman, John, 1914-1972. |
| associatedWith | Bishop, Elizabeth, 1911-1979. |
| associatedWith | Boyle, Kay, 1902-1992. |
| associatedWith | Brennan, Maeve. |
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Birth 1922-01-22
Death 1987-09-16
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