Quick Facts About James Merrill
- Born
- March 3, 1926
- Died
- February 6, 1995
- Nationality
- United States
- Profession
- Poet
- Notable works
- Braving the elements
- Known for
- Divine Comedies, Late Settings, Mirabell: Books of Number, The Changing Light at Sandover
About James Merrill
James Ingram Merrill was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977 for Divine Comedies. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist lyric poetry of his early career, and the epic narrative of occult communication with spirits and angels, titled The Changing Light at Sandover, which dominated his later career. Although most of his published work was poetry, he also wrote essays, fiction, and plays.
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