W.S. Merwin - March 22, 1977

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Modern Languages Auditorium
W.S. Merwin

W.S. Merwin reads widely from his work. He also reads dreams transcribed and translated by anthropologist Robert M. Laughlin. Used with permission of the Wylie Agency LLC.

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Introduction
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by Lois Shelton

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"Going up is only"
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Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.

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"Sometimes my hands wake me up"
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Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.

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"A man spells out his weariness"
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("weariness" translated as "tiredness" in this early version)

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Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.

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"There will come a day"
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Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.

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"Life draws a tree"
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Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.

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"If we knew the point"
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Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.

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"I'm awake"
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Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.

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Dreams of Romin Teratol, an Indian from Zinacantan
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(translated by Robert M. Laughlin)

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uncollected, unpublished

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"Story of the Ants and the Grasshoppers"
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from South Mexico Indians

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"The Story of the Boastful Man"
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from South Mexico Indians

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"Make This Simple Test"
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Merwin, W.S. The Book of Fables. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2007.

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"Song"
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Merwin, W.S. The First Four Books of Poems. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2000.

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"The Iceberg"
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Merwin, W.S. The Drunk in the Furnace. New York: Macmillan, 1960.

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"Dog Dreaming"
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Merwin, W.S. The First Four Books of Poems. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2000.

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"The Drunk in the Furnace"
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Merwin, W.S. The Moving Target. New York: Atheneum, 1963.

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"Air"
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Merwin, W.S. The Moving Target. New York: Atheneum, 1963.

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

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"Avoiding News by the River"
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Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.

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"After the Harvest"
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Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.

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

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

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

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"Words"
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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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"A Miser"
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Merwin, W.S. Houses and Travellers. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994.

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"The Horse"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.

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"Robin"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.

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"Line"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.

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"Islands"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.

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"The Fountain"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.

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"The Flight"
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Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.

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

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

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

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