• W.S. Merwin Documentary Available for Purchase: DVD, Download & Rental

The Merwin Conservancy

Advancing the ideas of W.S. Merwin

  • ABOUT
    • The Conservancy
    • W.S. Merwin
    • The Preservation of the Land and Home
    • Partners
    • Board & Staff
  • PROGRAMS
    • Conservation
      • The Merwin Palm Forest
      • The Palm Database
      • Preserving the Land and Home
    • Education
      • Open Garden Days
      • Outdoor Education
      • 2018-19 Merwin Creative Teaching Fellowship
      • April 2018 Geo-Inquiry Workshop
    • Outreach & Events
      • The Green Room
      • The W.S. Merwin Documentary
      • The Poetry Lab
      • Poetry & Palms on the Blog
    • Artists in the Forest
  • GALLERIES
    • Event Photos
    • Audio Recordings
    • Video Archives
  • CONNECT
    • Attend Our Events
    • Visit the Merwin Palm Garden
    • Read Our Newsletter
    • Join Our Mailing List
  • BLOG
    • Featured Poems
    • Featured Palms
    • Poetry Lab
    • In the News
    • Conservancy News
    • Events
  • GIVING
    • Founding Circle
    • The Merwin Legacy Circle
    • Our Supporters
  • CONTACT

DONATE

“Early January” by W.S. Merwin

January 8, 2019 By Sara Tekula Leave a Comment

EARLY JANUARY A year has come to us as though out of hiding It has arrived from an unknown distance From beyond the visions of the old Everyone waited for it by the wrong roads And it is hard for us now to be sure it is here A stranger to nothing In our hiding […] Read More

Filed Under: Conservancy News, Poem of the Week

Next in The Green Room: Authors and Thought Leaders Lewis Hyde and Matthew Zapruder on December 5th and 6th

November 14, 2018 By Sara Tekula

Lewis Hyde & Matthew Zapruder

The Merwin Conservancy Welcomes MacArthur Fellow Lewis Hyde & Poet Matthew Zapruder to Hawai‘i for two Appearances in The Green Room  “Lewis Hyde is one of our true superstars of nonfiction.” – David Foster Wallace “Matthew Zapruder has a “razor eye for the remnants and revenants of modern culture.” – Dana Jennings, The New York Times […] Read More

Filed Under: Conservancy News, Events

“Foghorn” by W.S. Merwin

November 6, 2018 By Sara Tekula

Fog by Ard Hesselink

FOGHORN Surely that moan is not the thing That men thought they were making, when they Put it there, for their own necessities. That throat does not call to anything human But to something men had forgotten, That stirs under fog. Who wounded that beast Incurably, or from whose pasture Was it lost, full grown, […] Read More

Filed Under: Conservancy News, Poem of the Week Tagged With: Migration, national book award, The Drunk in the Furnace

Next Page »
  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo

Subscribe to Receive Weekly W.S. Merwin Poems in Your Inbox

Enter your email address to subscribe to this blog and receive our weekly posts by email.

Join 134 other subscribers

Search the Merwin Palm Collection

Search the Merwin Palm Collection

Click to access our database of over 2,740 individual palm species

HCF - Give Beyond Your Years

LATEST FROM THE BLOG

Larry Cameron - W.S. Merwin Rakes and Brooms

“The Wonder of the Imperfect” by W.S. Merwin

February 12, 2019

CONNECT WITH US

CONNECT WITH US

Upcoming Events

Mar
5
Tue
2019
9:00 am Open Garden Day in W.S. Merwin’s...
Open Garden Day in W.S. Merwin’s...
Mar 5 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Open Garden Day in W.S. Merwin's Garden @ Haiku-Pauwela | Hawaii | United States
Join us for a morning visit to W.S. Merwin’s world-renowned palm garden on Tuesday, March 5th, 2018. These private, RSVP-only experiences are limited to 15 participants or less, and are led by Conservancy staff. To[...]
Apr
10
Wed
2019
9:00 am Open Garden Day in W.S. Merwin’s...
Open Garden Day in W.S. Merwin’s...
Apr 10 @ 9:00 am – 12:00 pm
Open Garden Day in W.S. Merwin's Garden @ Haiku-Pauwela | Hawaii | United States
Join us for a morning visit to W.S. Merwin’s world-renowned palm garden on Wednesday, April 10th, 2018. These private, RSVP-only experiences are limited to 15 participants or less, and are led by Conservancy staff. To[...]
View Calendar

OFFICIAL PARTNERS

The Merwin Conservancy is an affiliate of the American Writers Museum

CONNECT:

  • Email
  • Facebook
  • Flickr
  • Instagram
  • Twitter
  • Vimeo
  • YouTube

The Merwin Conservancy

P.O. Box 809
Haiku, HI 96708
808-579-8876

Copyright © 2019 The Merwin Conservancy · Log in