The Shadow of Sirius (Hardcover)

from snash

Poems without punctuation giving them a nebulous quality to fit with haunting poems about timelessness and the unfathomable unknowing unknown inhabited by the the lone lost questioner. Six poems I particularly liked were "Raiment", "Inheritance", "Youth", "Recognition", "My Hand", and "One of the...

from JimElkins

I have been reading Merwin since "The Lice," "The Carrier of Ladders," and "The First Four Books of Poems" -- since about 1974. No review can do justice to half a lifetime of reading, despite what reviewers continuously imply. But there is increasingly a chill in Merwin, a kind of persistent, dee...

from JimElkins

I have been reading Merwin since "The Lice," "The Carrier of Ladders," and "The First Four Books of Poems" -- since about 1974. No review can do justice to half a lifetime of reading, despite what reviewers continuously imply. But there is increasingly a chill in Merwin, a kind of persistent, dee...

from wealhtheowwylfing

I love Merwin's poetry, which has a little sarcastic edge to it sometimes but always a sense of wonder and hope tinged with loss. Not much regret, though, and I like that. He writes with a sense of acceptance that I wish I had myself. I like his deceptively clear and simple style, as well. He say...

from rmckeown

I showed the interview of Merwin with Bill Moyers to my creative writing class and became inspired to buy a copy of this collection, which Merwin frequently read from during the interview. The poems are exactly the kind I love to read - simple, straightforward with some surprising and highly plea...