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W. S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin is the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry of the United States. He is the author of over fifty books of poetry, prose, and translations. He has earned every major literary prize, most recently the National Book Award for 'Migration: New and Selected Poems' and the 2009 Pulitzer... show more

W.S. Merwin is the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry of the United States. He is the author of over fifty books of poetry, prose, and translations. He has earned every major literary prize, most recently the National Book Award for 'Migration: New and Selected Poems' and the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry for 'The Shadow of Sirius.' He lives in Hawaii where he raises endangered palm trees.
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Khaleel
Khaleel rated it 11 years ago
My favorite kind of bad poetry
stark contrasts
stark contrasts rated it 12 years ago
I can't help but feel that maybe I read this at the wrong time in my life. Or maybe W. S. Merwin's translations were wrong for me. Or some other excuse. Because I've heard such brilliant things about this collection. That it's one of the best poetry collections of all time. That it's about love and ...
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