Howard Moss

Howard Moss was an American poet, dramatist, and critic who was Poetry Editor of the "New Yorker" magazine from 1948 until his death. He won the National Book Award in 1972 for “Selected Poems.” He at... Read more
Howard Moss was an American poet, dramatist, and critic who was Poetry Editor of the "New Yorker" magazine from 1948 until his death. He won the National Book Award in 1972 for “Selected Poems.” He attended the University of Michigan, where he won a Hopwood Award. He is credited with discovering a number of major American poets, including Anne Sexton and Amy Clampitt.