Residencies
We invite writers and artists who make new possibilities for language and land across disciplines to live in W.S. Merwin’s house among the palms.
Launched in December 2021, this program nurtures the work of artists, writers, scientists, and thinkers who make us think anew about our world.
Our residents—recommended by a nominating committee—include poets and writers Natalie Diaz, Carrie Fountain, Ada Limón, Elisa Gonzalez, Carol Moldaw and Arthur Sze, artist Sean Connelly, Michael Swaine and Archie Wessells of the collective Futurefarmers, biologist Dr. William J. Baker, composer and sound artist Leilehua Lanzilotti, and writer and environmentalist Terry Tempest Williams.
We invite each of our residents to contribute to the Merwins’ legacy by planting a palm in the garden. Watch a video portrait of each resident below.
(We are not currently accepting applications for residencies. Should this change, we will announce it here and in our monthly newsletter.)
