Merwin, W. S. 1998
Tuesday, September 22, 1998
Save these words for a while because
of something they remind you of
although you cannot remember
what that is a sense that is part
dust and part the light of morning
– W. S. Merwin, “Memorandum”
Listen to W. S. Merwin’s 1998 reading for the Poetry Center of Chicago:
When I was small and stayed quiet
some animals came
new ones each time
and waited there near me
and all night they were eating the black
– W. S. Merwin, “Animals From Mountains”
Watch a video interview with W. S. Merwin:
Merwin’s Passion for Poetry and the Natural World… | Poetry Foundation
W.S. Merwin reads several of his poems and talks with Jeffrey Brown about memory, language, and his life as a poet and horticulturist.
