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W. S. Merwin

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American poet (1927-2019)

United StatesWritersLived 1927 to 2019 · aged 91
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William Stanley Merwin was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose and produced many works in translation. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration.

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2014Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
2010United States Poet Laureate
2009Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
2005National Book Award for Poetry
2005Golden Wreath
2003Harold Morton Landon Translation Award
1998Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize
1994Wallace Stevens Award
1994Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize
1979Bollingen Prize
1974Shelley Memorial Award
1973Guggenheim Fellowship
1973Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
1971Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
1969PEN Translation Prize

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William Stanley Merwin was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose and produced many works in translation. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration. In the 1980s and 1990s, his writing influence derived from an interest in Buddhist philosophy and deep ecology. Residing in a rural part of Maui, Hawaii, he wrote prolifically and was dedicated to the restoration of the island's rainforests.

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United States
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Writers
Type
Writer / Author
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1927 to 2019 · aged 91
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25 languages

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