W.S. Merwin

Hi (virtual) friends, I’m sorry for my recent absence, but not TOO sorry — I’ve been in sunny California, and it is marvelous.  Mountains, oceans, cool breezes, lots of good food… it’s been wonderfully vacation-y. And yet, I am still making time to share this gorgeous poem with you.  It is by W.S. Merwin, who was just named the new U.S. Poet Laureate, a job the Library of Congress describes as “the nation’s official lightning rod for the poetic impulse of Americans.” Merwin currently lives atop a dormant volcano in Maui; it’s unclear whether he will relocate...

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