Poet and environmentalist W. S. Merwin moved to Hawaii in 1976 and has spent the last forty years planting nineteen acres with more than eight hundred species of palm, creating a lush garden on a

What Is a Garden?

Poet and environmentalist W. S. Merwin moved to Hawaii in 1976 and has spent the last forty years planting nineteen acres with more than eight hundred species of palm, creating a lush garden on a ruined former pineapple plantation. Now the Merwin Conservancy, this land has served as Merwinï¿½s muse and his passion, appearing as a consistent subject of his poems and his germinal essays on conservation. What Is a Garden? collects eight of Merwinï¿½s poems and three of his essays emblematic of his palm garden writings from the 1980s to the present and presents them alongside photographer Larry Cameronï¿½s spectacular images of Merwinï¿½s garden, all taken between 2013 and 2014. These photographs lure readers deep into Merwinï¿½s palm garden and offers a rare glimps into this private exotic landscape as a visual feast for the viewer, rich with insights into the spirit of the place that has inspired Merwinï¿½s poetry.
Cameron first met Merwin in the early1990s while working on a documentary film about the emergence of Merwinï¿½s environmental consciousness. What Is a Garden? also includes a new introduction by Merwin chronicling his personal history with his palm garden, Cameronï¿½s photographerï¿½s note on his friendship with the poet and his inspiration for this collection, and an identification guide to the plants featured in the volume.

Country	USA
Brand	University of South Carolina Press
Manufacturer	University of South Carolina Press
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	135 illustrations
UnitCount	1
Format	Illustrated
EANs	9781611175677
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

What Is a Garden?