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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.”
She began writing her own poems when she was seven or eight years old and later contributed poems to her high school magazine and weekly newspaper. After earning a BA from the University of Pennsylvania in 1937, Merriam moved to New York to pursue graduate studies at Columbia University.
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.
Best known for her many exuberant and language-loving books for children, Eve Merriam was primarily a poet. She was also a successful playwright, and well before the emergence of the contemporary women's movement, a feminist who wrote, often bitingly, about the relations between women and men.
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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Eve Merriam was born in Philadelphia, PA on July 19, 1916 to a Jewish family. Eve wrote many poems and books, such as, "Lullaby", "Weather", and"Catch a Little Rhyme". Eve Merriam was a poet, playwright, director, and lecturer.
