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# The Essential W.S. Merwin

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Buy The Essential W.S. Merwin Illustrated by Merwin, W S, Wiegers, Michael (ISBN: 9781556595134) from desertcart's Book Store. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.

Review: A Joy - As well as being such a good book it is also so attractive. A joy.
Review: W. S. Merwin has been writing poetry every day, then publishing it, for over sixty-five years: an astonishing productivity of excellence. Michael Wiegers's collection, reaching back to 1952 and extending to 2016, offers the essence of Merwin: his piquant clarity, a palette of many emotions, his remarkable juxtapositions of simple images into something incandescent, and his famous "turns": those moments when the poem's subject changes direction, often surprisingly, toward something unexpected. Lovers of poetry will want this on their shelves. Those who think they do not love poetry may themselves be turned by Merwin. "It is always for the animals that I grieved most / . . . the old words all deepen the great absence / the vastness of all that has been lost / it is still there when the poet in exile / looks up long ago hearing the voices / of wild geese far above him flying home" ("The Wild Geese," 2016).

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | 1,333,427 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 2,175 in American Poetry (Books) 7,221 in Poetry Genres 21,381 in Poetry & Drama Criticism |
| Customer reviews | 4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars (126) |
| Dimensions  | 15.24 x 2.54 x 22.86 cm |
| Edition  | Illustrated |
| ISBN-10  | 1556595131 |
| ISBN-13  | 978-1556595134 |
| Item weight  | 481 g |
| Language  | English |
| Print length  | 200 pages |
| Publication date  | 29 Aug. 2017 |
| Publisher  | Copper Canyon Press |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ A Joy
*by N***Y on 6 July 2022*

As well as being such a good book it is also so attractive. A joy.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by C***K on 12 February 2018*

W. S. Merwin has been writing poetry every day, then publishing it, for over sixty-five years: an astonishing productivity of excellence. Michael Wiegers's collection, reaching back to 1952 and extending to 2016, offers the essence of Merwin: his piquant clarity, a palette of many emotions, his remarkable juxtapositions of simple images into something incandescent, and his famous "turns": those moments when the poem's subject changes direction, often surprisingly, toward something unexpected. Lovers of poetry will want this on their shelves. Those who think they do not love poetry may themselves be turned by Merwin. "It is always for the animals that I grieved most / . . . the old words all deepen the great absence / the vastness of all that has been lost / it is still there when the poet in exile / looks up long ago hearing the voices / of wild geese far above him flying home" ("The Wild Geese," 2016).

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Review
*by L***A on 10 January 2023*

Fenomenal poetry!

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