Ws Merwin Best Poems - April 2024

The Collected Poems of W. S. Merwin: A Library of America Boxed Set

Oracular and elegant, W. S. Merwin’s poetry reveals a heightened sense of what is essential to human consciousness: the fragile framing of nature, the mysteries of memory and perception, the inescapable fact of our mortality. In a career spanning seven decades— from his brilliant emergence as the winner of the Yale Younger Poets’ Prize in 1952 to his recent term as U.S. Poet Laureate—he has fashioned a poetics unmistakably his own, marked by a stripped-down, unpunctuated style that foregrounds his responsiveness, spiritual insights, and facility with unadorned, elemental language. Now,... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1598532073
• ASIN: 1598532073
• ISBN: 1598532073
• Brand: Brand: Library of America
• Manufacturer: Library of America

Migration: New & Selected Poems

Named one of the 100 Notable Books of the Year by The New York Times.Winner of the National Book Award for PoetryNamed by O as one of the "20 Books of Poetry Everyone Should Own"“The poems in Migration speak a life-long belief in the power of words to awaken our drowsy souls and see the world with compassionate interconnection.”—National Book Award judges’ statement“The publication of W. S. Merwin’s selected and new poems is one of those landmark events in the literary world.”—Los Angeles TimesW. S. Merwin is the most influential American poet of the last half-century—an artist wh... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1556592612
• ASIN: 1556592612
• ISBN: 1556592612
• Brand: Copper Canyon Press
• Manufacturer: Copper Canyon Press

The Shadow of Sirius

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for PoetryFeatured on NPR's "Fresh Air" and "The NewsHour with Jim Lehrer" on PBS.Honored as one of the "Best Books of the Year" from Publishers Weekly."A collection of luminous, often tender poems that focus on the profound power of memory." —Pulitzer Prize Committee"In his personal anonymity, his strict individuated manner, his defense of the earth, and his heartache at time's passing, Merwin has become instantly recognizable on the page; he has made for himself that most difficult of creations, an accomplished style." —Helen Vendler, The New York Review of Boo... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1556593104
• ASIN: 1556593104
• ISBN: 1556593104
• Brand: Brand: Copper Canyon Press
• Manufacturer: Copper Canyon Press

W.S. Merwin: Collected Poems 1996-2011: (Library of America #241) by W. S. Merwin (May 16 2013)

• ASIN: B00DEKN9OC
• ASIN: B00DEKN9OC
• Manufacturer: Library of America

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair (Spanish and English Edition)

The most popular work by Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet, and the subject of Pablo Larraín's acclaimed feature film Neruda starring Gael García BernalA Penguin ClassicWhen it appeared in 1924, this work launched into the international spotlight a young and unknown poet whose writings would ignite a generation. W. S. Merwin’s incomparable translation faces the original Spanish text. Now in a black-spine Classics edition with an introduction by Cristina Garcia, this book stands as an essential collection that continues to inspire lovers and poets around the world.For more than seventy yea... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0143039962
• ASIN: 0143039962
• ISBN: 0143039962
• Brand: Penguin Classics
• Manufacturer: Penguin Classics

The Moon Before Morning

"Merwin has attained a transcendent and transformative elevation of beaming perception, exquisite balance, and clarifying beauty."—Booklist, starred review"In his personal anonymity, his strict individuated manner, his defense of the earth, and his heartache at time's passing, Merwin has become instantly recognizable on the page."—Helen Vendler, The New York Review of Books"W.S. Merwin's legacy is unquestionably secure."—Poetry"Merwin is tackling the mysteries of life and impending death with a grace and dexterity of imagination that leaves one of any age wondering if this is more than s... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1556594542
• ASIN: 1556594542
• ISBN: 1556594542
• Brand: Copper Canyon Pr
• Manufacturer: Copper Canyon Press

The Ends of the Earth: Essays

W. S. Merwin is widely acknowledged as one of the finest living poets in English. Less well known is the power and range of his work in prose. For his first new prose collection in more than ten years, The Ends of the Earth, Merwin has gathered eight essays that show the breadth of his imagination and sympathy. A memoir of George Kirstein, publisher of "The Nation," stands alongside one of Sydney Parkinson, explorer, naturalist and artist on Captain James Cook’s Endeavour. A wonderful portrait of the French explorer of Hawai’i, Jean-Francois Galaup de La Perouse is followed by a visit to t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1593760302
• ASIN: 1593760302
• ISBN: 1593760302
• Manufacturer: Counterpoint

Garden Time

Garden Time

• ASIN: 1780373155
• ASIN: 1780373155
• ISBN: 1780373155
• Brand: imusti
• Manufacturer: Bloodaxe Books Ltd

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair

Unequalled in their grace, earthiness, and expression of sensual longing, the love poems of Pablo Neruda are perhaps the most lyrically written and widely read of this century. A perennial best-seller since it was published in Chile nearly 70?years ago, Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair is now offered for the first time in a beautiful gift edition. A superb translation by W.S. Merwin and striking, richly colored illustrations bring the poems of this classic volume vividly?to life, making it an eloquent, evocative gift for lovers and poetry lovers everywhere.

• ASIN: 0811803201
• ASIN: 0811803201
• ISBN: 0811803201
• Manufacturer: Chronicle Books

#merwin - Stainless Steel Hashtag 20oz Road Ready Water Bottle, Silver

When you are feeling saucy and you need something to say it without saying it, grab this water bottle and fill it with your favorite liquid. It should be alcohol but if that is not your fancy, do as you please.

• ASIN: B07GNCXSCV
• ASIN: B07GNCXSCV
• Brand: Molandra Products
• Manufacturer: Molandra Products

East Window: Poems from Asia

Gathered in this volume are translations and versions of poems and aphorisms from Asian languages as varied as Urdu, Chinese, Sanskrit, Japanese, Persian, and Vietnamese. Included are poems by some of the world's greatest writers, deeply influential poets such as Rumi, Tu Fu, Li Po, and Muso Soseki, beautifully brought forward by one of the century's most celebrated poets.

• ASIN: 1556590911
• ASIN: 1556590911
• ISBN: 9781556590917
• Manufacturer: Copper Canyon Press

got merwin? - Black 8oz Hip Drinking Alcohol Flask

Looking for the perfect gift? Need some retail therapy for yourself? Look no further! This premium stainless steel drinking hip flask is the perfect choice! It is designed and printed in the USA.

• ASIN: B07Q7TFPTY
• ASIN: B07Q7TFPTY
• Brand: Shine On
• Manufacturer: Shine On

The Lice

This Fiftieth Anniversary edition celebrates one of the most ground-breaking books in American poetry. When first published in 1967, W.S. Merwin’s The Lice was ground-breaking. Its visionary urgency directly engaged the nexus of aesthetics and morality, exerting an immediate and lasting effect on the writing and reading of poetry. Like all great art, this monumental work continues to inspire.As Merwin discussed in an interview, “The Lice was written at a time when I really felt there was no point in writing. I got to the point where I thought the future was so bleak that there was no point ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1556594984
• ASIN: 1556594984
• ISBN: 1556594984
• Brand: COPPER CANYON
• Manufacturer: Copper Canyon Press

Sir Gawain and the Green Knight

A splendid new translation of the classic Arthurian tale of enchantment, adventure, and romance, presented alongside the original Middle English text.It is the height of Christmas and New Year’s revelry when an enormous knight with brilliant green clothes and skin descends upon King Arthur’s court. He presents a sinister challenge: he will endure a blow of the axe to his neck without offering any resistance, but whoever gives the blow must promise to take the same in exactly a year and a day’s time. The young Sir Gawain quickly rises to the challenge, and the poem tells of the adventures... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0375709924
• ASIN: 0375709924
• ISBN: 0375709924
• Manufacturer: Knopf

Medieval Epics: Beowulf, The Song of Roland, The Nibelungenlied, and The Cid (The Modern Library of the World's Best Books)

"The first great literary works of a culture are its epic chronicles, those that create simple hero-figures about whom the imagination of a nation can crystallize," observed V. S. Pritchett. Medieval Epics presents acclaimed translations of epic legends from four Western cultures.----Beowulf is the foundation of English literature. It celebrates the courage and leadership of the mythical Anglo-Saxon warlord in his battles with supernatural monsters. Hailed by John Gardner as "poetry of the highest order of intelligence and aesthetic sophistication . . . the greatest poem in Old English," Beowu... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679603018
• ASIN: 0679603018
• ISBN: 0679603018
• Brand: Brand: Modern Library
• Manufacturer: Modern Library

Best Loved Poems of American People

Collection of the most popular American poems grouped by subject including Love and friendship, Inspiration, and Faith and

• UPC: 461703
• Rating: 4.667

100 Best Poems for Children

Books : 100 Best Poems for Children (Puffin Poetry)

• UPC: 772242114
• Rating: 5.0

The Best Loved Poems of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis

Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis's favorite poems are collected here, selected by her daughter, including the work of Rudyard Kipling, William Shakespeare, Homer, Yeats, and Emily Dickinson, among others. 250,000 first

• UPC: 43151806
• Rating: 4.25

The 100 Best Poems of All Time

An anthology of poetry from around the world includes works by Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Keats, Poe, both Brownings, Dickinson, Eliot, Neruda, Plath, and Angelou, as well as poems and songs that have entered popular

• UPC: 1071285
• Rating: 4.0

Best Poems of the Brontë Sisters - eBook

"In this collection of their poetry, published under gender-concealing pseudonyms, we get an intimate glimpse of their fears, hopes, faith, and desires." — Haunted Library"This collection is not only for fans of the Brontë Sisters

• UPC: 674183946
• Rating: 5.0

Best Remembered Poems - eBook

The 126 poems in this superb collection of 19th and 20th century British and American verse range from the impassioned "Renascence" of Edna St. Vincent Millay to Edward Lear's whimsical "The Owl and the Pussycat"

• UPC: 688015887
• Rating: 4.0

Best Remembered Poems

The 126 poems in this superb collection of 19th and 20th century British and American verse range from famous poets such as Wordsworth, Tennyson, Whitman, and Frost to less well-known poets. Includes 10 selections from

• UPC: 34682218
• Rating: 4.0

Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair : Dual-Language Edition

When it appeared in 1924, this work launched into the international spotlight a young, unknown poet whose writings would ignite a generation. Merwin's incomparable translation faces the original Spanish text in this volume that continues

• UPC: 5170402
• Rating: 4.417

Best Poems of Stevie Smith

The most delightful of English poets -- mordantly amusing and fresh as a sassy

• UPC: 23836093
• Rating: 3.0

The Best of It : New and Selected Poems

Kay Ryan's recently concluded two-year term as the Library of Congress's sixteenth poet laureate is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet--her awards include the Ruth

• UPC: 15226644
• Rating: 5.0