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Weismiller  \nForeword by W.S.Merwin  \nIn 1936,twenty-year-old Edward  \nWeismiller became the youngest poet towin the prestigious Yale Series ofYounger Poets prize.Today,more thansixty years later,he retains that distinc-tion.Yale University Press here reintro-duces Edward Weismiller—now the old-est living Younger Poet—with the publi-cation of his first book of poems in morethan twenty years.Weismiller's is “a tal-ent that has kept faith with itself and itssources,\"says W.S.Merwin,currentjudge of the Younger Poets Series.  \nIn Walking Toward the Sun,youthfullyricism has given way to plainness ofspeech--even spareness.These poemsare honest and unflinching,always strik-ing in their prosody.They will remindsome readers of Yeats,for they conveynobility in the face of old age,infirmity,and disappointment.Weismiller singspowerfully about a world of loss,but heis never grim or despairing.The poet inold age remains hopeful,open to possi-bility,and always aware of beauty in thesmallest places.  \nThere,in the sun,spring's youngest flower;without memory and without dreams,smiles on the calm of unrelated stone.  \nWALKING TOWARD THE SUN  \nALSO BY EDWARD WEISMILLER:  \npoetry  \nThe Deer Come DownThe Faultless ShoreThe Branch of Fire  \nnovel  \nThe Serpent Sleeping  \ntranslation  \nThe Young Concubine  \nWalkingTowardthe Sun  \nEdward Weismiller  \nForeword by W.S.Merwin  \nCopyright ◎2002 by Yale University.  \nAll rights reserved.  \nThis book may not be reproduced,in whole or in part,includingillustrations,in any form(beyond that copying permitted by Sections107 and 108 of the U.S.Copyright Law and except by reviewers forthe public press),without written permission from the publishers.  \nDesigned byJamesJ.Johnson and set in Fairfield Medium type byIntegrated Publishing Solutions,Grand Rapids,Michigan.Printed in the United States of America.  \nLibrary of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication DataWeismiller,Edward Ronald,1915-  \nWalking toward the sun/Edward Weismiller ;foreword by W.S.Merwin.p.cm.  \nISBN O-300-09358-6(alk.paper)PS3545·E473 W352002  \n2002016707  \nA cataloguc record for this book is available from the British Library.  \nThe paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durabilityof the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of theCouncil on Library Resources.  \n10987654321  \nfor my children:MarianaGeorgiaPeterCharlesMerie  \nContents  \nForeword by W.S.MerwinixAcknowledgmentsxiii  \nI  \nA Scene  \n3Monster PoemSunken Forest  \n4  \n≤  \nThe Tree in Front of the Old People’s Home6Tales Out of School7The Boy8Quail9After the Rain10The Trees11Pacific Midnight13The Water Gardens14Bay Island15Carolina Beach16Roulette18  \n2  \nShort History  \nAn Early ConversationThe MetamorphosesA Beached WhaleOnegin  \nDialogue of the DeadA Field on DelosA GirlSea HorseHouses  \nLetter Found Blown Against a Fence“—So Full of Sleep—”Armida  \nLove That Twisted Vine  \nOne-Sided Conversation with HenryPrivate Services  \nA Fairly Common StoryPoem  \n3  \nMoving  \nThe Wrong MusicCity Limits  \nHow Should I Think LongThought;Song;Speech;SilenceAubade  \nOne-Sided Conversation\\#-Song Under My BreathRealizationsThe Soliloquies  \nSitting Too High in the HouseLike Animals,We GrowThe Flowers  \nThis Spring:for LuverneBecause There Is TimeWalking Toward the Sun  \n45  \n46  \n47  \n49  \n50  \n54  \n55  \n56  \n57  \n58  \n59  \n60  \n61  \n62  \n63  \n64  \n21  \n22  \n23  \n24  \n25  \n27  \n28  \n29  \n30  \n31  \n32  \n33  \n35  \n36  \n37  \n38  \n39  \n40","cbCaiklJbEwb9LAu","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaiklJbEwb9LAu","pdf",2756692,86,"English","# Foreword by W.S. Merwin\n## Acknowledgments\n# I - A Scene\n## Monster Poem\n## Sunken Forest\n## The Tree in Front of the Old People’s Home\n## Tales Out of School\n## The Boy\n## Quail\n## After the Rain\n## The Trees\n## Pacific Midnight\n## The Water Gardens\n## Bay Island\n## Carolina Beach\n## Roulette\n# 2 - Short History\n## An Early Conversation\n## The Metamorphoses\n## A Beached Whale\n## Onegin\n## Dialogue of the Dead\n## A Field on Delos\n## A Girl\n## Sea Horse\n## Houses\n## Letter Found Blown Against a Fence\n## “—So Full of Sleep—”\n## Armida\n## Love That Twisted Vine\n## One-Sided Conversation with Henry\n## Private Services\n## A Fairly Common Story\n## Poem\n# 3 - Moving\n## The Wrong Music\n## City Limits\n## How Should I Think Long\n## Thought; Song; Speech; Silence\n## Aubade\n## One-Sided Conversation # - Song Under My Breath\n## Realizations\n## The Soliloquies\n## Sitting Too High in the House\n## Like Animals, We Grow\n## The Flowers\n## This Spring: for Luverne\n## Because There Is Time\n## Walking Toward the Sun","[{\"question\":\"Who wrote the poetry collection Walking Toward the Sun?\",\"answer\":\"Edward Weismiller wrote the collection.\"},{\"question\":\"Who provides the foreword to the book?\",\"answer\":\"W. 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