nemerov then began teaching, first at hamilton college and later at bennington college, brandeis university, and finally washington university in st. louis, where he was edward mallinckrodt distinguished university professor of english and distinguished poet in residence from 1969 until his death in 1991. in 1999, washington university dedicated a dormitory, the howard nemerov house, to him. nemerov's numerous collections of poetry include "trying conclusions: new and selected poems, 1961-1991" (university of chicago press, 1991); "the collected poems of howard nemerov" (1977), which won the pulitzer prize, the national book award, and the bollingen prize; "the winter lightning: selected poems" (1968); "mirrors and windows" (1958); "the salt garden" (1955); and "the image and the law" (1947). his novels have also been commended; they include "the homecoming game" (1957), "federigo: or the power of love" (1954), and "the melodramatists" (1949).