b. 1927d. 2019
W. S. Merwin
W. S. Merwin is a prolific writer of poetry, plays, criticism, and prose. He served twice in the position of Poet Laureate Consultant to the Library of Congress.
Photo: W. S. Merwin, photo by Matt Valentine, courtesy of the Library of Congress
About
“Merwin was born in New York City and educated at Princeton University. He has traveled extensively in France, Portugal, and England. He is the author of more than 20 books of poetry. A Mask for Janus, his first book in 1952, was selected for the Yale Series of Younger Poets. His book Migration: Selected Poems, 1951-2001 won the National Book Award for poetry in 2005. He has twice won the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry, in 1971 for his book The Carrier of Ladders, and in 2009 for The Shadow of Sirius. Merwin has also published more than 20 books of translation, numerous plays, and six books of prose.”
–Library of Congress Poets Laureate Page
Related Information
Poetry Foundation
poetryfoundation.org/poets/w-s-merwinPoets.org
poets.org/poetsorg/poet/w-s-merwinLibrary of Congress
loc.gov/poetry/more_merwin.htmlModern American Poetry
modernamericanpoetry.org/poet/w-s-merwin
Sheet Music
Songs of Our Time
Ricky Ian Gordon
Virginia Woolf
Friend
Little Horse
Spell against Sorrow
The Light Comes on by Itself
Pont Mirabeau
A Poem of Unrest
This Room
If You Can
Aspen Tree
Three Floors
The Crazy Woman
Child
Dreams / Feet o' Jesus
Friend
Little Horse
Spell against Sorrow
The Light Comes on by Itself
Pont Mirabeau
A Poem of Unrest
This Room
If You Can
Aspen Tree
Three Floors
The Crazy Woman
Child
Dreams / Feet o' Jesus