W. S. Merwin - Wikipedia
网页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
W. S. Merwin | The Poetry Foundation
网页Merwin is a former chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and two-time U.S. poet laureate (1999-2000, 2010-2011). Merwin was once asked what social role a poet plays—if any—in America. He commented: “I think there’s a kind of desperate hope built into poetry now that one really wants, hopelessly, to save the world.
Remembering W.S. Merwin - Poetry Foundation
网页W.S. Merwin (1927-2019) was a prolific, leading American writer whose poetry, translations, and prose won praise and broad readerships over seven decades.
W.S. Merwin, Poet of Life’s Damnable Evanescence, Dies at 91
网页2019年3月15日 · 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 | Biography, Books, & Facts | Britannica
网页4 天之前 · 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 …
Reading a Dysfunctional World | The Poetry Foundation
网页2017年7月24日 · In “When the War Is Over,” Merwin cuts Yeats’s form in half to create an infinite loop: rather than envisioning war as a set of scales in which life and death, enemy and friend, are all equal, Merwin reflects a world in which the war is not only unjustified but also never over.
W. S. Merwin's Poetry Finds Meaning in Emptiness - The Atlantic
网页2019年3月21日 · The former U.S. Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin died last week at the age of 91. His writing career was exceptionally long and decorated: It spanned nearly seven decades, generated hundreds...
About W. S. Merwin - Academy of American Poets
网页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. William Stanley Merwin was born in New York City on September 30, 1927.
The Ascetic Insight of W. S. Merwin - The New Yorker
网页2017年9月11日 · The American poet W. S. Merwin, who turns ninety this year, has for decades written his scanty, unpunctuated poems from a palm forest on the remote north shore of Maui.
W.S. Merwin, U.S. Poet Laureate And Environmental Activist, Has …
网页2019年3月15日 · One of America's most respected and enduring poets, W.S. Merwin, has died. Merwin's poetry is known for its mystery and wonder, and he was twice named the U.S. poet laureate.
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