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Richard Joseph Howard (October 13, 1929 – March 31, 2022; adopted as Richard Joseph Orwitz) was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator.
A distinguished poet, critic and translator, Richard Howard held a unique place in contemporary American letters. Howard was credited with introducing modern French fiction—particularly examples of the Nouveau Roman—to the American public; his translation of Charles Baudelaire’s Les Fleurs du Mal…
Mar 31, 2022 · Richard Howard, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who made the venerable genre of the dramatic monologue speak in a modern voice, and whose translations brought the work of Roland Barthes, Alain...
Apr 19, 2024 · Richard Howard, American poet, critic, and translator who was influential in introducing modern French poetry and experimental novels to readers of English and whose own volume of verse, Untitled Subjects (1969), won the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1970.
Apr 2, 2022 · Richard Howard, Pulitzer-winning poet and translator, dies at 92. A renowned translator of French literature, he introduced many English-language readers to works by Baudelaire and Stendhal, as...
Apr 1, 2022 · American poet Richard Howard, born in 1929 to a Jewish family in Cleveland and rose to the heights of intellectual society, has died at 92.
Apr 1, 2022 · New York (AP) -- Richard Howard, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet celebrated for his exuberant monologues of historical figures and a prolific translator who helped introduce readers to a wide range...
In 1970, he became the editor of the Braziller Poets series at George Braziller, Inc., where he advanced the careers of younger poets, including Frank Bidart, Cynthia Macdonald, and Charles Simic. He was president of PEN American Center (1979–80) and poet laureate of New York state (1993–95).
Mar 29, 2017 · This Tuesday, at our annual Spring Revel, The Paris Review will honor Richard Howard with our lifetime-achievement award, the Hadada, for a strong and unique contribution to literature. Long esteemed among poets for his verve and intellect, Howard received the 1970 Pulitzer Prize in poetry and was a finalist for the National Book ...
Apr 1, 2022 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning poet and translator Richard Howard has died at age 92. Howard was celebrated for his exuberant monologues of historical figures and was a prolific translator who helped introduce U.S. readers to a wide range of French literature.
