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gptkbp:instanceOf
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poet
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gptkbp:affiliation
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gptkb:University_of_California,_Berkeley
gptkb:Wesleyan_University
gptkb:Yale_University
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gptkbp:associatedAct
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gptkb:The_Academy_of_American_Poets
gptkb:The_Poetry_Foundation
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gptkbp:awards
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gptkb:Pulitzer_Prize_for_Poetry
National Book Award
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gptkbp:born
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September 30, 1927
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gptkbp:children
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2
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gptkbp:contribution
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promoting ecological awareness
supporting sustainable practices
advocating for endangered species
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gptkbp:died
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March 15, 2019
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gptkbp:education
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gptkb:Princeton_University
gptkb:University_of_Pennsylvania
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gptkbp:famousFor
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nature poetry
environmental activism
translation of poetry
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gptkbp:genre
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poetry
prose
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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William S. Merwin
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gptkbp:influences
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gptkb:Rainer_Maria_Rilke
gptkb:Robert_Bly
gptkb:Walt_Whitman
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gptkbp:inspiredBy
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nature
human experience
the environment
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gptkbp:involved
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gptkb:The_Sierra_Club
The Nature Conservancy
Poets_Against_the_War
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gptkbp:language
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gptkb:Spanish
English
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gptkbp:legacy
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champion of environmentalism
renowned translator
influential_American_poet
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gptkbp:nationality
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American
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gptkbp:notableWork
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The Carrier of Ladders
The Moon Before Morning
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gptkbp:occupation
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translator
environmentalist
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gptkbp:placeOfBirth
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gptkb:New_York_City
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gptkbp:placeOfDeath
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gptkb:Maui,_Hawaii
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gptkbp:spouse
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Paula_Merwin
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gptkbp:style
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minimalist
lyrical
imagistic
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gptkbp:website
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www.williamsmerwin.com
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