Today's poem is "Three Nonsense Poems"
from Boat
Christopher Merrill
has published five previous collections of poetry, including Watch Fire, winner of the Academy of American Poets's Lavan Award; ten books of translations; six edited volumes; and five books of nonfiction, including The Tree of the Doves: Ceremony, Expedition, War (Milkweed, 2011), which chronicles travels in Malaysia, China, Mongolia, and the Middle East. His writings have been translated into twenty-five languages. A member of the National Council on the Humanities and the U.S. National Commission for UNESCO, he directs the International Writing Program at the University of Iowa.
Books by Christopher Merrill:
Other poems on the web by Christopher Merrill:
"The Ruins"
Twelve poems
Three poems
Christopher Merrill's Website.
Christopher Merrill According to Wikipedia.
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