Eve Merriam
Eve Merriam (July 19, 1916 - April 11, 1992) was an American author. Born of Russian parents in Philadelphia Pennsylvania, she began writing poems when she was seven years old, and continued writing poems for the rest of her life for fun. In high school her poems were printed in the school newspaper. She later went to Cornell University and the University of Pennsylvania. She wrote a book about poetry called Family Circle 1946. She became famous for her poetry, but she was also a playwright and teacher. She wrote more books of poetry that were for kids, including There is No Rhyme for Silver (1964), It Doesn’t Always Have to Rhyme (1964), The Inner City Mother Goose (1969), Catch a Little Rhyme (1966), Finding a Poem (1970), Out Loud (1973), and Rainbow Writing (1976). Her book Inner City Mother Goose was described as the most banned book of the time. There was a Broadway musical based on it called Inner City. In 1981 she won the NCTE Award for Excellence in Poetry for Children. Eve Merriam died in 1992 from cancer.
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