The Essential W.S. Merwin

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By W.S. Merwin ’48, ed. Michael Wiegers

Published July 27, 2017

From the vast writings of W.S. Merwin ’48’s extensive and celebrated career comes The Essential W.S. Merwin (Copper Canyon Press). Among the many poems included from the two-time Pulitzer winner are “A Mask for Janus,” “The Lice,” “The Carrier of Ladders,” and “The Shadow of Sirius.”

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