Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-
Person
Biographical / Historical
W.S. Merwin (1927- ) is an American poet.
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
William S. Reese Collection of Robert Graves
Collection
Call Number: GEN MSS 1137
Scope and Contents:
Papers relating to English author Robert Graves and his literary and social circle, collected by William S. Reese. The papers contain correspondence, 1916-1987 and undated, most autograph letters, signed, from Graves to correspondents including Desmond Flower, Dorothy and Ward Hutchinson, Violet and Walter McCormack, W. S. Merwin, Albert R. Mills, Frank Sanders, Siegfried Sassoon, Martin Secker, and other literary colleagues, friends, and family, with third-party correspondence about...
Dates:
1916-1987, bulk 1920-1980
Barbara Howes papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 59
Abstract:
The Barbara Howes papers contain writings, correspondence, personal and financial papers, and photographs documenting the life and literary career of American poet and editor Barbara Howes. The collection includes extensive files on all of Howes's book-length publications and many manuscripts and typescripts of individual poems, short stories and articles; her correspondence with her family, particularly with her mother and her husband, the poet William Jay Smith; and letters from a wide...
Dates:
1914-1995
C. D. Wright papers
Collection
Call Number: YCAL MSS 820
Abstract:
The C. D. Wright papers consists of correspondence, writings, notebooks, and printed and other material relating chiefly to Wright's literary and professional activities. There is correspondence from writers, artists, literary scholars, family, and friends. Named correspondents include Mei-Mei Berssenbrugge, Forrest Gander, Peter Gizzi, W. S. Merwin, Michael Ondaatje, Keith and Rosmarie Waldrop, Marjorie Welish, and Elizabeth Willis, among others. The writings include drafts, proofs, and...
Dates:
circa 1900s-2016