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W. S. Merwin on Being Poet Laureate

W.S. Merwin on Becoming the New Poet Laureate

The poet laureate recently discussed his new position on the PBS NewsHour. "It's a more public position and role and so forth than I normally would like," says Merwin, whose most recent book, The Shadow of Sirius, won the Pulitzer Prize.

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Copper Canyon Press
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The Shadow of Sirius

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