# The Poem Forest: Poet W. S. Merwin and the Palm Tree Forest He Grew from Scratch

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- Authors: [Carrie Fountain](https://www.bookquiver.com/carrie-fountain), [Chris Turnham](https://www.bookquiver.com/chris-turnham)
- Publisher: candlewick
- ISBN: 978-15-3621-126-9
- Pages: 32
- Published: 2022-09-13
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Hardcover

## Description

Vibrant art and a poetic narration tell the tale of a US Poet Laureate who spent forty years planting the world’s most comprehensive palm tree forest—and then gave it all away. All his life,...