W.S. Merwin - January 17, 1990

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W.S. Merwin

W.S. Merwin reads poems from collections spanning four decades of work, including poems that would be collected three years later in Travels (1993). Used with permission of the Wylie Agency LLC.

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Welcome and Introduction
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by Lois Shelton

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Opening Remarks and "Under the Old One"
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Merwin, W.S. The Drunk in the Furnace. New York: Macmillan, 1960.

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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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"The Dry Stone Mason"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.

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"Fly"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.

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"The River of Bees"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.

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"The Piper"
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Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.

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"The Chaff"
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Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.

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"A Hollow"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.

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"The War"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.

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"A Flea's Carrying Words"
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Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.

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"Birdie"
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Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.

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"Yesterday"
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Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.

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"Late Wonders"
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Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.

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"James"
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Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.

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"Berryman"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.

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"Late Spring"
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Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.

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"Touching the Tree"
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Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.

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"Night Above the Avenue"
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Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.

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"History"
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Differs slightly from published version.

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Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.

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"After the Alphabets"
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Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.

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"Chord"
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Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.

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"Kanaloa"
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Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.

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"One Story"
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Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.

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"Missing"
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Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.

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"For the Year"
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Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.

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"Lives of the Artists"
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Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.

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"The Blind Seer of Ambon"
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Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.

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