WS Merwin is America's new poet laureate – at 82 | Alison Flood
The octogenarian's 'profound and accessible' poems will gain a wider audience when he takes up his post later this year
Following in the footsteps of greats such as Robert Frost and Elizabeth Bishop, WS Merwin will take up the mantle of America's poet laureate this autumn.
From: Books: Books + News | guardian.co.uk
Monday, 5 July, 2010
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