Reading W.S. Merwin in a New Century: American and European Perspectives

This edited collection explores the work of highly awarded and twice American Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin. Spanning Merwin’s early career, his mid—career success, his Hawaiian epic, his eco—poetry, his lesser—known later poetry and the influence of Buddhism on his work, the volume offers new perspectives on Merwin as a major poet. Exploring his works across the twentieth and twenty—first century, this collection presents Merwin as a necessary and contemporary poet. It emphasizes contemporary...