W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin
Reading Date: Friday, September 18, 1998
- Welcome and Introduction
- Opening Remarks and "Yesterday"
- "Present"
- "Vixen"
- "Waves In August"
- "Memorandum"
- On the setting and background of The Folding Cliffs
- "Climbing: 1," "Climbing: 2," and "Climbing: 3"
- "Climbing: 6," "Climbing: 7," "Climbing: 8," and "Climbing: 9"
- "Climbing: 14," "Climbing: 15," and "Climbing: 20"
- Excerpt from "Climbing: 28," "Climbing: 30," "Climbing: 34," "Climbing: 36," and "Climbing: 40"
Welcome and Introduction-12782
by Alison Hawthorne Deming
Opening Remarks and "Yesterday"-12783
Merwin, W.S. Flower and Hand. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 1996.
"Present"-12784
Merwin, W.S. The Vixen. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1996.
"Vixen"-12785
Merwin, W.S. The Vixen. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1996.
"Waves In August"-12786
Merwin. W.S. The River Sound. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1999.
"Memorandum"-12787
Merwin, W.S. The Pupil. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001.
On the setting and background of The Folding Cliffs-12788
"Climbing: 1," "Climbing: 2," and "Climbing: 3" -12789
Merwin, W.S. The Folding Cliffs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
"Climbing: 6," "Climbing: 7," "Climbing: 8," and "Climbing: 9"-12790
Merwin, W.S. The Folding Cliffs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
"Climbing: 14," "Climbing: 15," and "Climbing: 20"-12791
Merwin, W.S. The Folding Cliffs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
Excerpt from "Climbing: 28," "Climbing: 30," "Climbing: 34," "Climbing: 36," and "Climbing: 40"-12792
Merwin, W.S. The Folding Cliffs. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1998.
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Series: Fall Reading Series
Sponsor(s): UA Poetry Center
Location(s): Modern Languages Auditorium
W.S. Merwin reads from The Vixen (1996), Flower and Hand (1996), The River Sound (1999), and The Pupil (2001), as well as selections from his novel in verse The Folding Cliffs (1998). Used with permission of the Wylie Agency LLC.
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