Collected poems, 1952-1993 / W.S. Merwin ; J.D. McClatchy, editor.

Author: Merwin, W. S. (William Stanley), 1927-2019.

Imprint:New York : Library of America : Distributed to the trade in the U.S. by Penguin Group, c2013.

Descriptionxxvi, 852 p. ; 21 cm.

Note:Includes index.

Note:Contents : The first four books of poems : A mask of Janus (1952) -- The dancing bears (1954) -- Green with beasts (1956) -- The drunk in the furnace (1960) -- The second four books of poems : The moving target (1963) -- The lice (1967) -- The carrier of ladders (1970) -- Writings to an unfinished accompaniment (1973) Flower & hand : The compass flower (1977) Feather from the hill (1978) Opening the hand (1983) The rain in the trees (1988) Travels (1993) Uncollected poems (1955-1987) Chronology -- Note on the texts -- Notes -- Index of poem titles and first lines.Contents : The vixen (1996) -- The folding cliffs : a narrative (1998) -- The river sound (1999) -- The pupil (2001) -- Present company (2005) -- The shadow of Sirius (2008) -- New and uncollected poems 1993-2011 -- Chronology -- Note on the texts -- Notes -- Index of poem titles and first lines.

Note:Collects poetry from the former U.S. Poet Laureate, including "A Mask for Janus," "The Lice," and "The Moving Target."

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