“In Travels, one of the most beautiful and moving collections of poetry of his career, W. S. Merwin displays his narrative gifts to provide us with a book of deep historical resonance and luminous poetic grace…With each new book we have been reminded why, for forty years, he has remained a pivotal figure in the literary life of this country…[he] continues to earn his place as one of our most influential and compelling contemporary poets.” —David St. John, Los Angeles Times Book Review
W. S. Merwin was born in New York City in 1927 and grew up in Union City, New Jersey, and in Scranton, Pennsylvania. From 1949 to 1951 he worked as a tutor in France, Portugal, and Majorca. He has since… More about W. S. Merwin
