Howes, Barbara

Barbara Howes was born on May 1, 1914, in New York City. After an education which included a degree from Bennington College, she began to edit the literary magazine, Chimera, in 1943. After her editorship ended in 1947, Howes began a long career as a poet and editor. Often anthologized, Barbara Howes continued to write poetry, while branching out into fiction during the subsequent decades. She was given an award in literature in 1971 from the National Institute of Arts and Letters.

From the guide to the Barbara Howes Papers, 1959-1965, (Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library)