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Read Poetry Rumpus Original David Biespiel’s Poetry Wire: W. S. Merwin: An Appreciation David BiespielMarch 18, 2019 The psyche is haunted by its own swollen intimacies, Merwin’s poems remind us.Read
Read Book Club Blog Poetry Rumpus Original The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Tess Taylor The Rumpus Book ClubApril 26, 2016 The Rumpus Poetry Book Club chats with Tess Taylor about her new collection Work & Days, manual labor, and the lyric possibilities in small fields.Read
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Poetry Rumpus Original The Last Poem I Loved: “Separation” by W. S. Merwin Tariq AdelyMay 13, 2014 “Separation” expresses the paradoxical intersection of the instantaneous and the enduring.Read
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Read Features & Reviews Poetry Reviews Selected Translations by W. S. Merwin Joe WinklerOctober 19, 2012 The translation of poetry requires justification. Not necessarily for conceptual reasons, but because the experience of reading translated poetry however transcendent and beautiful always feels lacking, incomplete, like living in…Read