Name John Nims | Role Poet | |
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Died January 13, 1999, Chicago, Illinois, United States Books Western wind, The iron pastoral, The six‑cornered snowflak, The powers of heaven a, Selected poems |
love poem by john frederick nims read by tom o bedlam
John Frederick Nims (November 20, 1913 Muskegon, Michigan – January 13, 1999 in Chicago, Illinois) was an American poet and academic.
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- love poem by john frederick nims read by tom o bedlam
- John frederick nims love poem
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John frederick nims love poem
Life
He graduated from DePaul University, University of Notre Dame with an M.A., and from the University of Chicago with a Ph.D. in 1945. He published reviews of the works by Robert Lowell and W. S. Merwin. He taught English at Harvard University, the University of Florence, the University of Toronto, Williams College, University of Missouri, and the University of Illinois at Chicago.
He was editor of Poetry magazine from 1978 to 1984.
The John Frederick Nims Memorial Prize, for poetry translation, is awarded by the Poetry Foundation.
Awards
References
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