3/3は、ジェームズ メリル (James Merrill)さんのお誕生日。アメリカの詩人。“Divine Comedies”でピュリツァー賞を受賞。“The Changing Light at Sandover”も有名。映画『ロレンツォのオイル/命の詩』に出演。1995年没、作家のデヴィッド ジャクソンさんとのパートナー関係が。youtu.be/T3jtd98njJY

3 DE MARZO 1459 Muere Ausiàs March, poeta valenciano 1606 Nace Edmund Waller, poeta inglés 1878 Nace Edward Thomas, poeta británico 1926 Nace James Merrill, poeta estadounidense 1996 Muere Marguerite Duras, escritora francesa

James Merrill, writing to André Aciman 1 February 1995 (our appreciation for the work of André Aciman & Alex Aciman)

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“Let the mind be, along with countless other things, a landing strip for sacred visitations.” ― James Merrill, A Different Person: A Memoir

Since 1995, the James Merrill House has hosted over 100 Fellows who share their writing with the community in free lectures, readings, and workshops. Donations of any amount will help sustain Merrill's legacy. interland3.donorperfect.net/weblink/weblin…

We're thrilled to announce the James Merrill 2024-25 Fellows! Thanks to all who applied and to the jurors for their work in selecting the finalists. We look forward to having them in our community. Join us in congratulating them all as they become part of the Merrill legacy.

US EVENTS Ahhhh!!! Will you come? Will you lend me your friends for a minute/life?!! 🫠🥃 Hoping to make the most of being in North America till late May & am so grateful to the beauteous bookshops & writers collaborating. Here’s a linktree to event pages: linktr.ee/TheAlternative…

🤤 Carl Phillips Farrar,Straus&Giroux

Congrats to past JMH Fellow @caoilinnhughes, whose new book is out in the world after last night’s launch at Bank Square Books. Caoilinn captivated the audience as she read from her book that’s been described as “Warm, fiercely witty, and unexpectedly hopeful…"

Last April, when she turned 90, I visited Helen Vendler in Laguna Niguel and took this picture. A reader/critic like her only comes along a few times in a century. But it was her loving friendship that changed my life.

Congrats to 2023 Merrill Fellow 'P. on the publication of her debut novel Ghostroots! W. W. Norton & Company

Join us tonight, May 11, at 5pm for a conversation with current writer-in-residence JUDITH DUPRÉ and author LAURIE FOOS on James Merrill House Facebook and YouTube ...

Judith Dupré in conversation with Laurie Foos x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

Tonight! Former Merrill Fellow Anna Noyes launches her latest novel at Bank Square Books

Tune in to our Studio 107 interview with poet Henri Cole (Henri Cole) for his take on what makes a poem successful, his use of literary devices, and more... jamesmerrillhouse.org/studio107

Don't miss a great conversation between @CaoilinneHughes (author of THE ALTERNATIVES, and former JMH Fellow) and Colm Tóibín, whose latest book, LONG ISLAND, is the sequel to BROOKLYN... Online at youtube.com/watch?v=osL2yw…> NY Public Library

Join us for our annual Open House on Saturday, June 8, 11am - 3pm,107 Water Street, Stonington CT. @JamesMerrillHouse.org ⁦CT Humanities⁩.org

Join us on July 9th at the JMH Visitors Center to welcome returning Merrill fellow Mark Wunderlich. His book of poems, God of Nothingness, will be available for sale…

A warm welcome to August Fellow, Okafor Tochukwu. When asked by an audience member if there was a hopeful ending to his novel, he answered : “Hope has come to be my favorite word.” Here’s to more of that! #tochukwuokafor