A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and “one of the greatest poets of our age … the Thoreau of our era” (Edward Hirsch) delivers “one of the most beautiful and moving collections of poetry of his career … a book of deep historical resonance and luminous poetic grace” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
“With each new book we have been reminded why, for forty years, he has remained a pivotal figure in the literary life of this country … [he] continues to earn his place as one of our most influential and compelling contemporary poets.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
"One of the greatest poets of our age. He is a rare spiritual presence in American life and letters (the Thoreau of our era).” —Edward Hirsch
“One of the most distinctive and original voices in American poetry" —The New Yorker
W. S. MERWIN was born in New York City in 1927 and grew up in Union City, New Jersey, and in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From 1949 to 1951 he worked as a tutor in France, Portugal, and Majorca, and over the course of his life, he lived in many parts of the world.
He was the recipient of many awards and prizes, including the Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the Bollingen Prize in Poetry, the Governor's Award for Literature of the state of Hawaii, the Tanning Prize for mastery in the art of poetry, a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. He died in 2019.
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A Pulitzer Prize-winning author and “one of the greatest poets of our age … the Thoreau of our era” (Edward Hirsch) delivers “one of the most beautiful and moving collections of poetry of his career … a book of deep historical resonance and luminous poetic grace” (Los Angeles Times Book Review).
“With each new book we have been reminded why, for forty years, he has remained a pivotal figure in the literary life of this country … [he] continues to earn his place as one of our most influential and compelling contemporary poets.” —Los Angeles Times Book Review
Praise
"One of the greatest poets of our age. He is a rare spiritual presence in American life and letters (the Thoreau of our era).” —Edward Hirsch
“One of the most distinctive and original voices in American poetry" —The New Yorker
Author
W. S. MERWIN was born in New York City in 1927 and grew up in Union City, New Jersey, and in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From 1949 to 1951 he worked as a tutor in France, Portugal, and Majorca, and over the course of his life, he lived in many parts of the world.
He was the recipient of many awards and prizes, including the Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets, the Pulitzer Prize in Poetry, the Bollingen Prize in Poetry, the Governor's Award for Literature of the state of Hawaii, the Tanning Prize for mastery in the art of poetry, a Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Writers' Award, and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize. He died in 2019.
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