tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post1359939547068819010..comments2024-03-29T01:19:03.714-04:00Comments on Poet Mom: W.S. Merwin to Be Named U.S. Poet LaureateJanuaryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-66525817300745027572010-07-04T18:16:23.960-04:002010-07-04T18:16:23.960-04:00I love merwin's writing butbi do wonder what h...I love merwin's writing butbi do wonder what he'll do with the position. I liked how Kay Ryan was a community college teacher and reached out to those schools. It'll be interesting to see if merwin does reach out to a particular segment of the population or start a new project.Jessie Cartyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181286764480973423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-59978212540806718432010-07-04T10:59:39.162-04:002010-07-04T10:59:39.162-04:00"Have any women ever been chosen?"
Yes,..."Have any women ever been chosen?"<br /><br />Yes, in fact, our last poet laureate was a woman, Kay Ryan. A few women have served as this top top poetry spot in the last few years.<br /><br />Thanks for stopping by my blog.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-19336462807243280562010-07-04T10:25:37.840-04:002010-07-04T10:25:37.840-04:00I'll be damned. I never thought that Merwin w...I'll be damned. I never thought that Merwin would have the title. He is a good poet but his Poundianess shows through by the emphasis on craft. <br /><br />Very good-looking man in his younger days along with his wife which I heard had something to do with their being kidnapped by the bodyguards of the Trungpa Rimpoche and forced to take off their clothes during one of his sojourns at the Naropa Institute.<br /><br />He's a very good translator as well. I would have picked Robert Bly for a poet in that kind of genre, but no doubt Merwin is safer. <br /><br />Have any women ever been chosen?Rtoehttp://soresonthebodyofart.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-56765006647832094972010-07-01T20:27:33.515-04:002010-07-01T20:27:33.515-04:00Never heard of him. Never read any of his work.
I...Never heard of him. Never read any of his work.<br /><br />I hope he does well to promote poetry.evelyn.n.alfredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08171703688316482928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-58761355028171426562010-07-01T14:51:27.058-04:002010-07-01T14:51:27.058-04:00Don't get me wrong, I like Merwin. And I can&#...Don't get me wrong, I like Merwin. And I can't name one single poem, either (shame on me). <br /><br />It's quite an honor to be chosen. I just hope he's a little more public in his role. Not sure how he'll do that from Hawaii but we'll see.Januaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13036651950996873368noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14397387.post-53413607312128636842010-07-01T14:46:27.393-04:002010-07-01T14:46:27.393-04:00I like Merwin. I couldn't name one poem by him...I like Merwin. I couldn't name one poem by him, yet I know that every poem by him I've read has shaped me. I just remember enjoying poems by him through the years, and rereading them to learn.Rethabilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03523368313680103826noreply@blogger.com