_Merwin Studies is dedicated to exploring all aspects of this poet/planter’s ecologically minded poetry and poetics.  Merwin has planted palms and plants for over thirty years at his home in Hawaii, creating "one of the most extensive private palm collections in the world"  (Merwin Conservancy).  The number of trees and plants he has planted rivals, and probably exceeds, the number of poems he has written.  His planting and his poetry contribute, inseparably so, to the real work of dwelling on the earth.  

The inaugural issue of Merwin Studies is schedule to be published in 2013 around the winter solstice when the shadows of Sirius are most pronounced.  Authors interested in submitting are encouraged to see guidelines on the Submissions page.  See also the CFP for an upcoming panel at The Louisville Conference on Literature and Culture since 1900, February 21-23, 2013. 

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Senior Editor 
Aaron M. Moe

Co-Editor
Rebecca L Stull
 

Please send questions or queries to merwinstudies[at]gmail[dot]com