January 22, 1922

 

Howard Moss was the poetry editor of the New Yorker from 1948 to 1987. He won many awards for his poetry including a Pulitzer. Here is a quote from a poem entitled "Catnip and Dogwood:"

A cat's quite different from a dog,
And you name it differently too,
A library cat might be Catalogue
...
Dogs usually have humdrum names
...
Cats eat catnip excitedly
Get drunk and jump around,
But a dog can sniff at a dogwood tree,
...
Sit down, and never budge--

Howard Moss was born on January 22, 1922.