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Article: Iron Man.(Book Review)
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- November 1, 2005
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Migration: New and Selected Poems, by W.S. Merwin. Copper Canyon Press. $40.00.
W.S. Merwin's legacy is unquestionably secure: his best and most fierce poems are moody, visionary compositions that dive into the unconscious and the seeds of existence with an inwardness and scrutiny unique in American poetry. But, given how much poetry he's published, it can be difficult to peel away the enormous reputation he has and get a handle on the work that's actually important. Even in 1961 James Dickey wrote that Merwin was the most prolific American poet of his generation. The intervening years have done nothing to weaken that claim. Merwin published three books during ...
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Article: Merwin hears the immortality of echo
The Boston Globe;
January 24, 1999 ;
700+ words
...The River Sound Poems By W.S. Merwin. Knopf. 142 pp. $22. Peter Davison ... Monthly. For nearly half a century W. S. Merwin has been enlarging, with persistence ... literary prize the United States can give. Merwin's copiousness astounds, the way a river ...
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