Richard Howard

For other people named Richard Howard, see Richard Howard (disambiguation).

Richard Howard
Born
Richard Joseph Howard

(1929-10-13)October 13, 1929
Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.
DiedMarch 31, 2022(2022-03-31) (aged 92)
New York City, New York, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)
University of Paris
Notable awardsGuggenheim Fellowship (1966)
MacArthur Fellows Program (1996)
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry (1970)
National Book Award (1983)

Richard Joseph Howard (October 13, 1929 – March 31, 2022), adopted as Richard Joseph Orwitz, was an American poet, literary critic, essayist, teacher, and translator. He was poet laureate of New York from 1993 to 1995. He was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and graduated from Columbia University, where he studied under Mark Van Doren, and where he was an emeritus professor. He lived in New York City.

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