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Merwin found paradise by planting palm trees<\/u> &#8211; PBS Newshour<br \/>\nIn the &#8217;70s, W.S. Merwin bought part of an old pineapple plantation. Little by little, he and his wife planted trees, turning the garden into a palm &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><u>W.S. Merwin: A Passion for Poetry and the Natural World<\/u> &#8211; PBS Newshour<br \/>\nW.S. Merwin is one of the nation&#8217;s greatest living poets and is the author of more than 50 books. In a house he built on the island of Maui, &#8230;<\/li>\n<li><u>W.S. Merwin on Becoming the New Poet Laureate<\/u> &#8211; PBS Newshour<br \/>\nJeffrey Brown has a conversation with W.S. Merwin, who was appointed as the 17th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry by The Library of &#8230;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Poet W. S. Merwin recites \u2018Rain Light\u2019 among the lush palms at his Maui home &#8211; PBS Newshour W. S. 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