W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin
Reading Date: Tuesday, March 22, 1977
- Introduction
- "Going up is only"
- "Sometimes my hands wake me up"
- "A man spells out his weariness"
- "There will come a day"
- "Life draws a tree"
- "If we knew the point"
- "I'm awake"
- Dreams of Romin Teratol, an Indian from Zinacantan
- "Story of the Ants and the Grasshoppers"
- "The Story of the Boastful Man"
- "Make This Simple Test"
- "Song"
- "The Iceberg"
- "Dog Dreaming"
- "The Drunk in the Furnace"
- "Air"
- "April"
- "Avoiding News by the River"
- "After the Harvest"
- "Laughter"
- "Little Horse"
- "Division"
- "Words"
- "A Flea's Carrying Words"
- "A Miser"
- "The Horse"
- "Robin"
- "Line"
- "Islands"
- "The Fountain"
- "The Flight"
- "Strawberries"
- "High Water"
- "Tidal Lagoon"
Introduction-1662
by Lois Shelton
"Going up is only"-1663
Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.
"Sometimes my hands wake me up"-1664
Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.
"A man spells out his weariness"-1665
("weariness" translated as "tiredness" in this early version)
Annotation:
Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.
"There will come a day"-1666
Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.
"Life draws a tree"-1667
Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.
"If we knew the point"-1668
Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.
"I'm awake"-1669
Juarroz, Roberto. Vertical Poetry. Trans. W.S. Merwin. San Francisco: North Point Press, 1988.
Dreams of Romin Teratol, an Indian from Zinacantan-1670
(translated by Robert M. Laughlin)
Annotation:
uncollected, unpublished
"Story of the Ants and the Grasshoppers"-1671
from South Mexico Indians
"The Story of the Boastful Man"-1672
from South Mexico Indians
"Make This Simple Test"-1673
Merwin, W.S. The Book of Fables. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2007.
"Song"-1674
Merwin, W.S. The First Four Books of Poems. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2000.
"The Iceberg"-1675
Merwin, W.S. The Drunk in the Furnace. New York: Macmillan, 1960.
"Dog Dreaming"-1676
Merwin, W.S. The First Four Books of Poems. Port Townsend, WA: Copper Canyon Press, 2000.
"The Drunk in the Furnace"-1677
Merwin, W.S. The Moving Target. New York: Atheneum, 1963.
"Air"-1678
Merwin, W.S. The Moving Target. New York: Atheneum, 1963.
"April"-1679
Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
"Avoiding News by the River"-1680
Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
"After the Harvest"-1681
Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
"Laughter"-1682
Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
"Little Horse"-1683
Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
"Division"-1684
Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
"Words"-1685
Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
"A Flea's Carrying Words"-1686
Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
"A Miser"-1687
Merwin, W.S. Houses and Travellers. New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1994.
"The Horse"-1688
Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
"Robin"-1689
Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
"Line"-1690
Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
"Islands"-1691
Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
"The Fountain"-1692
Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
"The Flight"-1693
Merwin, W.S. The Compass Flower. New York: Atheneum, 1977.
"Strawberries"-1694
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
"High Water"-1695
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
"Tidal Lagoon"-1696
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
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Series: Spring Reading Series
Sponsor(s): UA Department of English
Location(s): Modern Languages Auditorium
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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