W.S. Merwin wrote poetry that changed markedly across his career, moving from formal early work towards spare, unpunctuated poems about memory, language, loss and the natural world. The Lice and The Carrier of Ladders belong to his more stripped-back middle period, while The Shadow of Sirius reflects on ageing, absence and time. Merwin also translated poetry from several languages and wrote prose connected with place and environmental restoration in Hawaii. His later poems often rely on silence, repetition and simple syntax rather than elaborate argument. His work suits readers of contemporary American poetry, ecological writing and meditative verse shaped by memory and impermanence. Read more Less
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