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W. S. Merwin. William Stanley Merwin (September 30, 1927 – March 15, 2019) was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose and produced many works in translation. [1] During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration.
W. S. Merwin. William Stanley (W.S.) Merwin was born in New York City in 1927 and raised in New Jersey and Scranton, Pennsylvania, the son of a Presbyterian minister. His numerous collections of poetry, his translations, and his books of prose have won praise over seven decades.
Mar 15, 2019 · W. S. Merwin, a formidable American poet who for more than 60 years labored under a formidable poetic yoke: the imperative of using language — an inescapably concrete presence on the printed page...
W. S. Merwin - William Stanley Merwin was born in New York City on September 30, 1927. W. S. Merwin - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets.
W.S. Merwin (1927-2019) was a prolific, leading American writer whose poetry, translations, and prose won praise and broad readerships over seven decades.
Apr 22, 2024 · W.S. Merwin (born September 30, 1927, New York, New York, U.S.—died March 15, 2019, Haiku, Hawaii) was an American poet and translator known for the spare style of his poetry, in which he expressed his concerns about the alienation of humans from their environment.
W.S. Merwin. Appointed United States Poet Laureate by the Library of Congress in 2010, William Stanley Merwin had a career that spanned seven decades. A poet, translator, gardener and environmental activist, Merwin has become one of the most widely read and honored poets in America.
Mar 27, 2019 · W. S. Merwin, 1927–2019. (© James Baker Hall) Library of America joins poetry lovers around the world in mourning the loss of W. S. Merwin, who died on Friday in his home state of Hawaii at the age of 91.
Mar 22, 2019 · W.S. Merwin, who was appointed poet laureate of the United States in 2010, died last Friday at age 91. When he won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2005, the judges' citation read, quote,...
Who do you love? A poet and translator illuminates five heart-stopping moments. By W. S. Merwin. Image by Karen Tjøstelsdatter. Love, in whatever sense of the word we please, must surely be the principal theme of poetry.
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