<p>The</a> Associated Press: William S. Merwin named 17th US poet laureate</p>
<p>NYT:</a> Merwin to Become Next Poet Laureate</p>
<p>"WASHINGTON A writer who stopped using punctuation in the 1960s and spent much of the last 30 years secluded in Hawaii will become the nation's next chief poet.</p>
<p>The Library of Congress is announcing Thursday that William S. Merwin will become the 17th U.S. poet laureate this fall. He succeeds Kay Ryan, who has held the post since 2008.</p>
<p>The 82-year-old Merwin is a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner. He won in 2009 for "The Shadow of Sirius" and in 1971. He studied poetry at Princeton University and has written more than 30 books." (continued)</p>
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<p>Merwin is not the only Princeton poet in the news today. Prof. Tracy Smith, a poet currently on the faculty, has just been chosen as one of six artists across the world to receive an international award.</p>
<p>"Poet Smith selected for international arts honor"</p>
<p>Princeton</a> University - Poet Smith selected for international arts honor</p>
<p>Tracy K. Smith, a poet and assistant professor of creative writing in the Lewis Center for the Arts, is one of six international artists who has been selected for the Rolex Mentor and Protégé Arts Initiative, which pairs artists with leading figures in their fields for a year of individual mentoring and creative collaboration. Smith was chosen to be mentored by Hans Magnus Enzensberger, a provocative essayist who is often regarded as Germany's most important contemporary poet.</p>
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