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Memorial Page for W. S. Merwin

Sep 30, 1927 – Mar 15, 2019(91 years)Died in:Haiku, Maui County

American poet

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Birthplace

New York City, New York

Place of Death

Haiku, Maui County

Nationality

United States

Cause of Death

myocardial infarction

Occupation(3)

poet writer translator

Awards(10)

Guggenheim FellowshipPEN Translation PrizeBollingen PrizePulitzer Prize for PoetryUnited States Poet LaureateNational Book Award for PoetryFellowship of the Academy of American PoetsShelley Memorial AwardGolden WreathWallace Stevens Award

Education(2)

Princeton UniversityWyoming Seminary

W. S. Merwin (* September 30, 1927 in New York City; † March 15, 2019 in Haiku) was an american poet. He was 91 years old. His education included Princeton University and Wyoming Seminary. He received 10 awards, including Guggenheim Fellowship, PEN Translation Prize. His cause of death was myocardial infarction.

Life Events

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Born in New York City, New York

1927

PEN Translation Prize

1969

Guggenheim Fellowship

1973

Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets

1973

Shelley Memorial Award

1974

Bollingen Prize

1979

Wallace Stevens Award

1994

National Book Award for Poetry

2005

Golden Wreath

2005

Pulitzer Prize for Poetry

2009

The Shadow of Sirius

United States Poet Laureate

2010

Died in Haiku, Maui County (myocardial infarction)

2019

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W. S. Merwin. Forever remembered.