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Librarian of Congress James Billington yesterday announced the appointment of W.S. Merwin as the 17^th Poet Laureate of the United States.  In a career spanning six decades, Merwin has published more than 30 books of poetry and prose.

In a statement announcing the appointment, Billington cited Merwin’s profound yet accessible poetry: “He leads us upstream from the flow of everyday things in life to half-hidden headwaters of wisdom about life itself.”  Merwin and his wife live on Maui, where he often finds inspiration for his writing.

Library resources: Merwin’s poetry and prose