W.S. Merwin wins 2009 Pulitzer Prize
The Shadow of Sirius
W.S. Merwin - Copper Canyon Press
The Laughing Thrush
O nameless joy of the morning
tumbling upward note by note out of the night
and the hush of the dark valley
and out of whatever has not been there
Read rest of poem @ Verse Daily.
W. S. Merwin: The 'Sirius' Side Of Poetry NPR
Fresh Air from WHYY, April 21, 2009 · W.S. Merwin won his second Pulitzer Prize for poetry on April 20 for The Shadow Of Sirius.
In a 2008 interview, Merwin read a few of his poems and talked about memory, mortality and acceptance in his poetry.