W. S. Merwin, U.S. Poet Laureate, is the author of dozens of books of poetry, prose, and translations, including his most recent book of poems, Shadow of Sirius, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 2009. One of the most widely read contemporary American poets, Merwin writes with grace and power about time, memory, and the natural world.
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