About this episode

Brian Kerr reads and discusses the poem 'The Estuary' by W.S. Merwin, exploring its influences.

A reading of a short poem by W.S. Merwin: The Estuary . I share a few words about what might have influenced Merwin at the time of the poem’s composition.

People in this episode

Host: Brian Kerr

Topics covered

• poetry
• W.S. Merwin
• literary influence
• art interpretation
• poem reading

Keywords

• poem
• W.S. Merwin
• The Estuary
• poetry reading
• literary analysis

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