Collected poems 1952-1993
By: W. S. Merwin ; J. D. McClatchy, editor
Contributors: McClatchy, J. D., 1945- editor
Series: Library of America -- 240
Publisher: Library of America
Published: 2013
Language: eng
Number of pages: 852
ISBN-13: 9781598532081; 9781598532074
Subjects: Chronology; American poetry
Other titles: W. S. Merwin, Collected poems 1952-1993
Work titles: Works
Notes: Contains works from previous publications and includes : Contents, Chronology, Notes on texts, Notes and Index of poem titles and first lines.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 823-833) and index.
Table of contents: title: Contents : -- The first four books of poems :; title: A mask of Janus -- (1952); title: The dancing bears -- (1954); title: Green with beasts -- (1956); title: The drunk in the furnace -- (1960) -- The second four books of poems :; title: The moving target -- (1963); title: The lice -- (1967); title: The carrier of ladders -- (1970); title: Writings to an unfinished accompaniment -- (1973) -- Flower & hand :; title: The compass flower -- (1977); title: Feather from the hill -- (1978); title: Opening the hand -- (1983); title: The rain in the trees -- (1988); title: Travels -- (1993); title: Uncollected poems -- (1955-1987); title: Chronology --; title: Note on the texts --; title: Notes --; title: Index of poem titles and first lines.