W. S. Merwin W.S. Merwin | "The Wildness" The poet and environmental activist talks about Thoreau's concept of "wildness" in this clip from Even Though the Whole World Is Burning, a documentary-in-progress directed by Stefan Schaefer and produced by Williams Cole.Tags: Even Though the Whole World Is BurningW. S. MerwinStefan SchaeferWilliams ColeHenry David Thoreau