W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin reads from his most recent collections of poetry: The Lice (1967), The Carrier of Ladders (1970), and Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment (1973). He also reads then-new work that would be collected in The Compass Flower (1977). Merwin opens the reading with prose from The Miner's Pale Children (1970) and also reads three prose pieces that would appear in Houses and Travellers (1977). Used with permission of the Wylie Agency LLC.
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"The Camel Moth"
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Merwin, W.S. The Miner's Pale Children. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
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"Departure's Girl-Friend"
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Merwin, W.S. The Moving Target. New York: Atheneum, 1963.
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"The Child"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
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"Dusk in Winter"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
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"How We Are Spared"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
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"For the Anniversary of My Death"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
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"Death of a Favorite Bird"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
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"The Baptist's Singers"
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Merwin, W.S. The Miner's Pale Children. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
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"Edouard"
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Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
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"The Judgment of Paris"
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Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
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"Tale"
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Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
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"Full Moonlight in Spring"
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Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
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"The Unwritten"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"Horses"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"Folk Art"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"A Prayer of the Eyes"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"Finding a Teacher"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"Instructions to Four Walls"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"September"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"Gift"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
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"A Miser"
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Merwin, W.S. Houses and Travellers. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
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"Crusade"
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Merwin, W.S. Houses and Travellers. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
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"Birds at Noon"
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Merwin, W.S. Houses and Travellers. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
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"The Heart"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"The Snow"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"The Arrival"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"A Contemporary"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"Autumn Evening"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"The Love for October"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"The Shuttles"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"St. Vincent's"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
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"The Estuary"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.