W. S. Merwin Biography

W. S. Merwin biography

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NAME: W. S. Merwin
OCCUPATION: Linguist, Editor, Poet
BIRTH DATE: September 30, 1927 (Age: 85)
EDUCATION: Princeton University
PLACE OF BIRTH: New York, New York
ZODIAC SIGN: Libra

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W.S. Merwin is a Pulitzer-winning poet and translator known for works such as The Carrier of Ladders.

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W.S. Merwin’s first poetry collection was A Mask for Janus (1952), and he became known for the spare style of his poetry. His work includes The Lice (1967), The Carrier of Ladders (1970, Pulitzer Prize) and Travels (1993). His translations, often collaborations with others, range from Federico García Lorca to epics to ancient and modern works from Chinese, Sanskrit and Japanese.