The first time William S. Merwin heard poetry -- as read to him by his mother -- he was captivated. "As soon as I could make a pencil make letters and words on the page, I tried to write little poems, ...

When W.S. Merwin was 18 or so, John Berryman told him: “You should get down on your knees and pray to the muse, right there in the corner.” It was an early lesson from an esteemed poet and teacher.

W.S. Merwin won his second Pulitzer Prize for poetry on April 20. In a 2008 interview, Merwin talked with Fresh Air about memory, mortality and... W. S. Merwin: The 'Sirius' Side Of Poetry W.S. Merwin ...

Davis Poet Laureate James Lee Jobe continues his online poetry reading series on Friday, Dec. 11, with poems from W.S. Merwin’s Pulitzer Prize-winning book, “The Shadow of Sirius.” This free reading ...

When W.S. Merwin won the National Book Award for Poetry in 2005, the judges' citation said "Merwin's poems speak from a lifelong belief in the power of words to awaken our drowsy souls and see the ...

W. S. Merwin was a man of many callings. He was an incredibly prolific poet—he won the Pulitzer Prize twice, along with nearly every other major literary award. He also dedicated his life to ...

U.S. Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin finds inspiration for his poems in his own backyard: a 19-acre palm forest on the island of Maui in Hawaii. WSJ reporter Julia Flynn Siler tours the grounds.

Written down at least once in 1400 but probably composed earlier (and orally), this Middle English tale is rendered line-by-line, with the original en face, by the indefatigable Merwin. This approach ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Library of Congress announced that William S. Merwin will become the 17th U.S. poet laureate this fall. He succeeds Kay Ryan, who has held the post since 2008. The 82-year-old ...

The Leonard Lopate Show, hosted by Leonard Lopate for over three decades, featured conversations that New Yorkers turned to each afternoon for insight into a wide variety of topics; including ...