Results for "Merwin, W. S."

Brilliant English translation of beloved poems by Pablo Neruda, who is the subject of the film Neruda starring Gael García Bernal and directed by Pablo Larraín  A Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, with French flaps First published in 1924, Veinte poemas de amor y una canción deses... Read More about Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair: (Dual-Language Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

The most popular work by Chile's Nobel Prize-winning poet, and the subject of Pablo Larraín's acclaimed feature film Neruda starring Gael García BernalA Penguin ClassicWhen it appeared in 1924, this work launched into the international spotlight a young and unknown poet whose writings woul... Read More about Twenty Love Poems and a Song of Despair: Dual-Language Edition

An intimate, beautifully illustrated gift edition of poet laureate W. S. Merwin's wondrous story about how to resurrect a fallen tree... Read More about Unchopping a Tree: An Intimate, Beautifully Illustrated Gift Edition of Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin's Wondrous Story about How to Resurrec

Henry David Thoreau reflects on life, politics, and society in these two inspiring masterworks: Walden and Civil Disobedience. In 1845, Thoreau moved to a cabin that he built with his own hands along the shores of Walden Pond in Massachusetts. Shedding the trivial ties that he felt bound much of hum... Read More about Walden and Civil Disobedience

"The Essential W.S. Merwin beautifully demonstrates why Merwin has been one of America's most decorated and important poets for more than 60 years."--The Washington Post "Merwin is one of the great poets of our age."--Los Angeles Times Book Review"Merwin has become instantly recognizable on the page... Read More about The Essential W.S. Merwin

Composed as he lost his eyesight, W.S. Merwin's final and exquisite book brims with longing, loss, and unanswerable questions. In Garden Time, Merwin's luminous, ethereal voice gently interrogates mortality; at the very end of his life, he sings lovingly to a tireless world--although not without tre... Read More about Garden Time