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Born Eva Moskovitz in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Eve Merriam was one of four children of Russian Jewish immigrants Max Moscovitz and Jennie Siegel. After graduating with an A.B. from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937, Merriam moved to New York to pursue graduate studies at Columbia University.
Eve Merriam was born Eva Moskowitz in Philadelphia, on July 19, 1916, one of four children of Jennie (Siegel) and Max Moskowitz, emigrants as children from Russia. The family owned a chain of dress shops, and Eve “grew up with fashion.”
Daughter of Max M. and Jennie Siegel Moskovitz; married Erwin Spitzer, 1939 (divorced); Martin Michel, 1947 (divorced); Leonard Lewin, 1963 (divorced); Waldo Salt, 1983; children: Guy, Dee. Best known for her many exuberant and language-loving books for children, Eve Merriam was primarily a poet.
In the meantime, her first collection of adult poetry, entitled Family Circle, won the 1946 Yale Younger Poets Prize. A few years after this welcome recognition, Merriam devoted her full energies to free-lance magazine and book writing.
Eve Merriam was a poet, playwright, director, and lecturer. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on July 19, 1916, she attended Cornell University, University of Pennsylvania, University of Wisconsin, Columbia University, and has has taught and lectured at many other institutions.
Apr 13, 1992 · Eve Merriam, an award-winning poet, playwright and author of more than 50 books for adults and children, died on Saturday at St. Vincent's Hospital in Manhattan.
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A lover of the sound of poetry from her earliest childhood, Eve Merriam (born Eva Moskovitz) began writing poems at the age of seven and published her first works in high school.
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