Norma Farber
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Norma Holzmann Farber was an American children's book writer and poet. The Poetry Society of America presents the Norma Farber First Book Award
; it is presented for a first book of original poetry written by an American.
, daughter of G. Augustus and Augusta Schon Holzman. She attended Girls' Latin School
. She earned degrees from Wellesley College, and Radcliffe College
.
On 3 July 1928, she married Dr. Sidney Farber
, (d. 1973) the founder of the Children's Cancer Research Foundation (now the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
) in Boston. According to her obituary published in the New York Times, she was also a classical soprano.
Farber authored six books of poems and 18 children's books. Her poetry was first published in the 1940s, and she was still active in writing until her death from vascular disease in 1984.
Norma Farber First Book Award
The Norma Farber First Book Award is given by the Poetry Society of America "for a first book of original poetry written by an American and published in either a hard or soft cover in a standard edition during the calendar year"....
; it is presented for a first book of original poetry written by an American.
Life
She was born in BostonBoston
Boston is the capital of and largest city in Massachusetts, and is one of the oldest cities in the United States. The largest city in New England, Boston is regarded as the unofficial "Capital of New England" for its economic and cultural impact on the entire New England region. The city proper had...
, daughter of G. Augustus and Augusta Schon Holzman. She attended Girls' Latin School
Boston Latin Academy
Boston Latin Academy is a public exam school founded in 1877 in Boston, Massachusetts providing students in grades 7th through 12th a rigorous classical preparatory education....
. She earned degrees from Wellesley College, and Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College
Radcliffe College was a women's liberal arts college in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and was the coordinate college for Harvard University. It was also one of the Seven Sisters colleges. Radcliffe College conferred joint Harvard-Radcliffe diplomas beginning in 1963 and a formal merger agreement with...
.
On 3 July 1928, she married Dr. Sidney Farber
Sidney Farber
Sidney Farber was a pediatric pathologist. He was born in 1903 in Buffalo, New York, the third oldest of a family of 14 children. He was a graduate of the University of Buffalo in 1923. He took his first year of medical school at the Universities of Heidelberg and Freiburg in Germany. He entered...
, (d. 1973) the founder of the Children's Cancer Research Foundation (now the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Dana–Farber Cancer Institute is part of a Comprehensive Cancer Center designated by the National Cancer Institute. It is a major affiliate of Harvard Medical School and is located in the Longwood Medical Area in Boston, Massachusetts.-Overview:...
) in Boston. According to her obituary published in the New York Times, she was also a classical soprano.
Farber authored six books of poems and 18 children's books. Her poetry was first published in the 1940s, and she was still active in writing until her death from vascular disease in 1984.
Awards
- Belgium's Premier Prix in singing.
- Golden Rose AwardGolden Rose AwardThe Golden Rose Award, one of America’s oldest literary prizes, was inaugurated in 1919.The rose was modeled after the Gold Rose which is now in the Cluny Museum in Paris. The awards the Rose annually for American poetry.-List of winners:...
- As I Was Crossing Boston Common, was nominated for a National Book Award in 1975.