W.S. Merwin: References & Edit History
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| Type | Description | Contributor | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anniversary information added. | Mar 11, 2026 | ||
| Anniversary information added. | Sep 26, 2025 | ||
| First paragraph modernization. | Apr 22, 2024 | ||
| Media added. | May 30, 2019 | ||
| Date and location of death added. | Mar 15, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: The Poetry Center at Smith College - Biography of W.S. Merwin. | Feb 04, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Lannan Foundation - Biography of W.S. Merwin. | Feb 04, 2019 | ||
| Add new Web site: Academy of Achievement - Biography of W. S. Merwin. | Feb 04, 2019 | ||
| Added the poetry collection Garden Time. | Sep 20, 2016 | ||
| Added recent works. | Feb 04, 2016 | ||
| Add new Web site: Poetry Foundation - Biography of W. S. Merwin. | Apr 11, 2014 | ||
| Revised description of his bicentennial post with the Library of Congress. | Feb 06, 2013 | ||
| His term as poet laureate ended in 2011. | Oct 18, 2011 | ||
| Updated to include mention of his naming to the office of poet laureate and to mention that his first book was a result of winning the Yale Series of Younger Poets award. | Jul 01, 2010 | ||
| He won a Pulitzer Prize for The Shadow of Sirius (2008). | Apr 21, 2009 | ||
| Article revised and updated. | Nov 05, 2008 | ||
| Added new Web site: Academy of American Poets - Biography of W. S. Merwin. | Aug 11, 2006 | ||
| Article revised. | Nov 21, 2001 | ||
| Article revised. | May 20, 1999 | ||
| Article added to new online database. | Jul 20, 1998 |
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