IFF

Howard Nemerov

1987

1.

Hate Hitler? No, I spared him hardly a thought.
But Corporal Irmin, first, and later on
The O.C.(Flying), Wing Commander Briggs,
And the station C.O. Group Captain Ormery—
Now there were men were objects fit to hate,
Hitler a moustache and a little curl
In the middle of his forehead, whereas these
Bastards were bastards in your daily life,
With…
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Creator Bio

Howard Nemerov

1920–1991
Born and raised in New York City, Howard Nemerov was the U.S. poet laureate from 1988 to 1990. A distinguished poet and novelist, as well as the author of criticism, short stories, and nonfiction, he was a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis. Nemerov’s writing received many major awards, including the National Book Award, the Pulitzer Prize, the Bollingen Prize, and the National Medal of the Arts.

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