W.S. Merwin

Poet

Birthday September 30, 1927

Birth Sign Libra

Birthplace New York

DEATH DATE Mar 15, 2019 (91)

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About

Poet, author, and United States Poet Laureate whose works include The Carrier of Ladders and The Shadow of Sirius.

Before Fame

He grew up in New York City and studied at Princeton University.

Trivia

He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Poetry in both 1971 and 2009.

Family Life

He was married three times: to Dorothy Jeanne Ferry, Dido Milroy, and Paula Schwartz.

Associated With

He and Robert Lowell both wrote important Vietnam War-era poems.