01 July 2010

W. S. Merwin to Be Named Poet Laureate

At 18 he sought out the advice of Ezra Pound, who told him to write 75 lines every day. Pound also suggested taking up poetry translation to learn what could be done with language — advice that Mr. Merwin followed.

By PATRICIA COHEN
Published: June 30, 2010
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/01/books/01poet.html?_r=1&ref=books