W.S. Merwin
W.S. Merwin
Reading Date: Wednesday, January 17, 1990
- Welcome and Introduction
- Opening Remarks and "Under the Old One"
- "The Judgment of Paris"
- "The Dry Stone Mason"
- "Fly"
- "The River of Bees"
- "The Piper"
- "The Chaff"
- "A Hollow"
- "The War"
- "A Flea's Carrying Words"
- "Birdie"
- "Yesterday"
- "Late Wonders"
- "James"
- "Berryman"
- "Late Spring"
- "Touching the Tree"
- "Night Above the Avenue"
- "History"
- "After the Alphabets"
- "Chord"
- "Kanaloa"
- "One Story"
- "Missing"
- "For the Year"
- "Lives of the Artists"
- "The Blind Seer of Ambon"
Welcome and Introduction-11849
by Lois Shelton
Opening Remarks and "Under the Old One"-11851
Merwin, W.S. The Drunk in the Furnace. New York: Macmillan, 1960.
"The Judgment of Paris"-11853
Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
"The Dry Stone Mason"-11855
Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
"Fly"-11857
Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
"The River of Bees"-11859
Merwin, W.S. The Lice. New York: Atheneum, 1967.
"The Piper"-11861
Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
"The Chaff"-11863
Merwin, W.S. The Carrier of Ladders. New York: Atheneum, 1970.
"A Hollow"-11865
Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
"The War"-11867
Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
"A Flea's Carrying Words"-11869
Merwin, W.S. Writings to an Unfinished Accompaniment. New York: Atheneum, 1973.
"Birdie"-11871
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
"Yesterday"-11873
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
"Late Wonders"-11875
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
"James"-11877
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
"Berryman"-11879
Differs slightly from published version.
Annotation:
Merwin, W.S. Opening the Hand. New York: Atheneum, 1983.
"Late Spring"-11881
Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.
"Touching the Tree"-11883
Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.
"Night Above the Avenue"-11885
Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.
"History"-11887
Differs slightly from published version.
Annotation:
Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.
"After the Alphabets"-11889
Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.
"Chord"-11891
Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.
"Kanaloa"-11893
Merwin, W.S. The Rain in the Trees. New York: Knopf, 1988.
"One Story"-11895
Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.
"Missing"-11897
Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.
"For the Year"-11899
Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.
"Lives of the Artists"-11901
Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.
"The Blind Seer of Ambon"-11903
Merwin, W.S. Travels. New York: Knopf, 1993.
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Series: Spring Reading Series
Sponsor(s): UA Poetry Center
Location(s): Modern Languages Auditorium
W.S. Merwin reads poems from collections spanning four decades of work. Used with permission of the Wylie Agency LLC.
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