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Article: Writing outside the self: the disembodied narrators of W.S. Merwin.(Rhetoric and Poetics)
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The search for an original, natural world - or origin - is perhaps the single most distinct topic to be found in the poetry of W. S. Merwin since the The Carrier of Ladders (1970). To achieve the participation in nature that they desire, Merwin's narrators betray little or no personal identity and often seem as if they are voices speaking free of the body. These "disembodied" narrators lack a particular self so that they may make their quests without the burdens of the ego. In the vast majority of Merwin's poems, their actions remain part of a journey or process, far from restoration of origin. But this is not to say that their efforts are futile. Disembodiment aids them in ...
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Transcript: Poet W.S. Merwin Wins 1994 Tanning Prize for Poetry
NPR Morning Edition;
September 30, 1994 ;
700+ words
... ... EDWARDS, Host: American poet W.S. Merwin has won the first annual Tanning Prize ... literary award in the United States. Merwin came to Washington, D.C., last night ... DEAN OLSHER, Reporter: William Stanley Merwin has won plenty of awards before, including ...
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