W. S. Merwin
W. S. Merwin
William Stanley Merwinis an American poet, credited with over fifty books of poetry, translation and prose. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration. In the 1980s and 1990s, Merwin's writing influence derived from his interest in Buddhist philosophy and deep ecology. Residing in Hawaii, he writes prolifically and is dedicated to the restoration of the islands' rainforests...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPoet
Date of Birth30 September 1927
CountryUnited States of America
We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
Your absence has gone through me
From what we cannot hold, the stars are made.
Separation Your absence has gone through me Like thread through a needle. Everything I do is stitched with its color.
Certain words now in our knowledge we will not use again, and we will never forget them. We need them. Like the back of the picture.