Quote of the day
You are never given a wish without also being given the power to make it true.
You may have to work for it, however.
W. S. Merwin

Born: September 30, 1927
Died: March 15, 2019 (aged 91)
Bio: William Stanley Merwin was an American poet, credited with over fifty books of poetry, translation and prose. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration.
Known for:
- The Shadow of Sirius
- Migration: New & Selected Poems (2005)
- The Carrier of Ladders (1970)
- The rain in the trees
- The second four books of poems