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James Merrill - The Academy of American Poets is the largest membership-based nonprofit organization fostering an appreciation for contemporary poetry and supporting American poets. James Ingram Merrill was born in New York City on March 3, 1926.
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Feb 7, 1995 · James Merrill, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose 14 books of verse established him as heir to the lyrical legacy of W. H. Auden and Wallace Stevens, died yesterday in Tucson, Ariz. He was...
James Ingram Merrill (1926–1995) stands among the leading literary figures of his generation, winner of a Pulitzer Prize, National Book Award (twice), and widely admired for lyrical, beautifully crafted poems that explore such universal themes as love, memory, and the inevitable passing of time.
His first commercially published volume, First Poems, was published in 1951 to critical acclaim. Merrill’s poems from later in his career reflect his interest in the occult.
James Merrill was recognized as one of the leading poets of his generation. Praised for his stylish elegance, moral sensibilities, and transformation of autobiographical moments into deep and complex meditations, Merrill’s work spans genres—including plays and prose—but the bulk of his artistic expression can be...
James Merrill – The Adrian Brinkerhoff Poetry Foundation. James Ingram Merrill is widely considered to be one of the great American poets of his generation. The youngest child of Charles Merrill, co-founder of the investment firm Merrill Lynch, he was raised in luxury in New York City.
Prize Winners. The 1977Pulitzer Prize Winnerin Poetry. For a distinguished volume of original verse by an American author, One thousand dollars ($1,000). Divine Comedies, by James Merrill (Atheneum) Share:TwitterFacebookEmail. The Jury. The Jury. Louis Simpson*(Chair) Professor of English and Comparative Literature, Stony Brook University.
