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Summary

William Morris Meredith Jr. (January 9, 1919 - May 30, 2007), born in New York City, was an American poet and educator. He was Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress from 1978 to 1980, and the recipient of the 1988 Pulitzer Prize for Poetry. In the following recordings Mederdith reads his poems "The Wreck of the Thresher," "Parents From The Cheer," "The Illiterate," and "Crossing Over."

Duration: 11 minutes (00:10:38)
Publishing date: 2025-07-28; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2025. Copyright Statment: —

• Poetry & Theatre
• Humanities & Social Sciences