W. S. Merwin Quotes
We are the echo of the future.
Merwin, W. S. The Lice. Atheneum, 1967.
He was one of the only people outside of the Trump Campaign who had predicted a Trump victory. His judgment was based in a system he developed by using historical data since 1865 on the party in power at the time of the election. He ignores all polls, pundits, scandals and campaign factors.
William Stanley Merwin was an American poet who wrote more than fifty books of poetry and prose, and produced many works in translation. During the 1960s anti-war movement, Merwin's unique craft was thematically characterized by indirect, unpunctuated narration. In the 1980s and 1990s, his writing influence derived from an interest in Buddhist philosophy and deep ecology. Residing in a rural part of Maui, Hawaii, he wrote prolifically and was dedicated to the restoration of the island's rainforests.
