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John Frederick Nims (20 November 1913 - 13 January 1999 / Muskegon, Michigan)
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John Frederick Nims was an American poet and academic.
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 and the University of Missouri.
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
American Academy of Arts and Letters ... more »
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With words and people and love you move at ease.''
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''The refugee uncertain at the door
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You make at home; deftly you steady
The drunk clambering on his undulant floor.''
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''For should your hands drop white and empty
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All the toys of the world would break.''
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''And yet a kiss (like blubber)'d blur and slip,''
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