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Also by W.S. Merwin:

The Shadow Of Sirius, October 2009
Paperback
The Shadow of Sirius, September 2008
Hardcover
Migration, April 2005
Hardcover

THE SHADOW OF SIRIUS
By: W.S. Merwin

Copper Canyon Press
October 2009
On Sale: October 1, 2009
130 pages
ISBN: 1556593104
EAN: 9781556593109
Paperback
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Fiction Poetry

The nuanced mysteries of light, darkness, presence, and memory are central themes in W.S. Merwin’s new book of poems. “I have only what I remember,” Merwin admits, and his memories are focused and profound—the distinct qualities of autumn light, a conversation with a boyhood teacher, well-cultivated loves, and “our long evenings and astonishment.” In “Photographer,” Merwin presents the scene where armloads of antique glass negatives are saved from a dumpcart by “someone who understood.” In “Empty Lot,” Merwin evokes a child lying in bed at night, listening to the muffled dynamite blasts of coal mining near his home, and we can’t help but ask: How shall we mine our lives?

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