2010-2011 U. S. Poet Laureate W. S. Merwin will read from his works, followed by a reception and book signing.  Merwin, the William Blackburn Visiting Poet at Duke, is a recipient of the Pulitzer Prize (twice), the National Book Award, the Tanning Prize, the Bollingen Prize and the Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize.  The reading is free and open to the public, but tickets are required.  Tickets can be picked up from the English department in the Allen Building beginning Oct. 25, or by emailing rebecca.gibson@duke.edu.  Remaining tickets will be distributed at the door.