About Frances Minturn Howard
Lived 1905 – 1995 (aged 90). Frances Minturn Howard was an American poet and writer.
Frances Minturn Howard (March 15, 1905 New York City – July 23, 1995 Boston) was an American poet.
Life She studied sculpture in Italy.
In 1957, she met and corresponded with May Sarton. In 1959, Sylvia Plath came to dinner.
She was published in Virginia Quarterly Review, Saturday Review, AGNI, The New Yorker, Poetry Magazine,
She was married to Thomas Clark Howard and lived at 46 Mount Vernon Street. Beacon Hill, Boston. Earlier in their marriage, they had lived in New York City and Providence, Rhode Island. They also maintained a summer house on Rhode Island Avenue, in Newport, Rhode Island.
Awards 1955 Golden Rose Award 1957 Reynolds Lyric Award
Works
Poetry
Anthologies
Non-fiction
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American writer
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Frances Minturn Howard was born on 15 March 1905.
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Frances Minturn Howard died on 23 July 1995.
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