Quote from: Poetry Topic

Poetry is like making a joke. If you get one word wrong at the end of a joke, you've lost the whole thing.


Share this:  

Author Bio


  • NameW. S. Merwin
  • DescriptionAmerican poet
  • BornSeptember 30, 1927
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionPoet; Writer; Translator
  • AwardsGuggenheim Fellowship; PEN Translation Prize; Bollingen Prize; Pulitzer Prize For Poetry; National Book Award