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National Book Foundation > Author > W. S. Merwin
In his career, Merwin has migrated within the universe of poetry, moving from solidly constructed, tactile, and dramatic works to airy, abstract, unpunctuated, and contemplative poems, a journey beautifully mapped here in selections from 15 previous collections, capped by a gathering of new poems. More about this book >
A Mask for Janus (1952), was Merwin's first collection of poetry and was selected for publication by W.H. Auden for the Yale Series of Younger Poets award. More about this book >