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Biography of W. S. Merwin
30. Sep 1927 – 15. Mar 2019(91 years)Died in:Haiku, Maui County
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W. S. Merwin (* 30. September 1927 in New York City; † 15. March 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
12 Events1927
Born in New York City, New York
1969
PEN Translation Prize
1973
Guggenheim Fellowship
1973
Fellowship of the Academy of American Poets
1974
Shelley Memorial Award
1979
Bollingen Prize
1994
Wallace Stevens Award
2005
National Book Award for Poetry
2005
Golden Wreath
2009
Pulitzer Prize for Poetry
The Shadow of Sirius
2010
United States Poet Laureate
2019