| June 3, 2012 Permalink Tweet: A Poet's Protest: An Address by W.S. Merwin at SUNY, Buffalo, October 1970: .ly/LX34mA Submitted by Monish Chatterjee |
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W S Merwin, a recent U.S. poet laureate, expressed great concern for, and revulsion towards the imperial crimes of the country of his birth, as early as the 1960s and '70s. In a speech before an audience at SUNY Buffalo, he expressed his views towards free thought and humanity. This influential and powerful speech is discussed in this article.
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