Oct 27 Wednesday on the NewsHour: W.S. Merwin Watch Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin read more of his work. Continue reading
Jul 01 Watch 3:28 Author W.S. Merwin Named U.S. Poet Laureate By PBS News Hour The Library of Congress has named prominent American poet W.S. Merwin as the country's new poet laureate. Jeffrey Brown spoke with Merwin about his life and work in 2008. Continue watching
Jul 01 W.S. Merwin Appointed as Next Poet Laureate By Tom LeGro The Library of Congress has appointed W.S. Merwin as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry for 2010-2011. Merwin will assume the post in the fall, succeeding Kay Ryan. Continue reading
Mar 22 Weekly Poem: ‘Achilles’ By Jason Breslow British Poet Laureate Carol Ann Duffy wrote "Achilles" after English soccer player David Beckham suffered a season-ending injury last week. Beckham, 34, was headed for what would have likely been his last World Cup this summer. Continue reading
Mar 15 Weekly Poem: ‘July in Washington’ By Tom LeGro "July in Washington" is from Robert Lowell "Collected Poems" (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003). Lowell, who died in 1977, is best known for his volume "Life Studies," "but his true greatness as an American poet lies in the astonishing variety… Continue reading
Feb 15 Watch Poet Lucille Clifton Dies After Cancer Battle Former Maryland poet laureate and National Book Award winner Lucille Clifton died Saturday at age 73 after a long battle with cancer. Continue watching