By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/weekly-poem-from-the-start Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Weekly Poem: ‘From the Start’ Arts Oct 25, 2010 11:50 AM EDT By W.S. Merwin Who did I think was listening when I wrote down the words in pencil at the beginning words for singing to music I did not know and people I did not know would read them and stand to sing them already knowing them while they sing they have no names W.S. Merwin is the Library of Congress’ 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. He has had a prolific writing career, crafting more than 50 books of verse, translations, memoirs and more. Jeffrey Brown plans to catch up with Merwin in the coming days for a segment. You can watch our 2008 profile of Merwin here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Tom LeGro Tom LeGro
By W.S. Merwin Who did I think was listening when I wrote down the words in pencil at the beginning words for singing to music I did not know and people I did not know would read them and stand to sing them already knowing them while they sing they have no names W.S. Merwin is the Library of Congress’ 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry. He has had a prolific writing career, crafting more than 50 books of verse, translations, memoirs and more. Jeffrey Brown plans to catch up with Merwin in the coming days for a segment. You can watch our 2008 profile of Merwin here. We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now