James Ingram Merrill
1926 - 1995
General Information
Bio
(1926-1995) Poet. James Merrill was born in New York City. He wrote numerous books of poetry, as well as two plays, two novels, and assorted non-fiction. Merrill won the Pulitzer Prize, the Bollingen Prize, two National Book Awards, and he was a chancellor of the Academy of American Poets and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters.
Full Name
James Ingram Merrill
Locations
New York
Author's Timeline
1926
BIRTH
James Ingram Merrill was born in New York City, New York, in 1926.
1946
LITWORK
The Black Swan
1951
LITWORK
First Poems
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1959
LITWORK
The Country Of A Thousand Years Of Peace
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1962
LITWORK
Water Street
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1966
LITWORK
Nights And Days
Collection of poetry, and winner of National Book Award.
Collection of poetry, and winner of National Book Award.
1969
LITWORK
Fire Screen
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1972
LITWORK
Braving The Elements
Collection of poetry, and winner of the Bollingen Prize in 1973.
Collection of poetry, and winner of the Bollingen Prize in 1973.
1976
LITWORK
Divine Comedies
Collection of poetry, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize.
Collection of poetry, and winner of a Pulitzer Prize.
1982
LITWORK
The Changing Light at Sandover
Collection of poetry.
Collection of poetry.
1995
DEATH
James Merrill died in Tucson, Arizona, in 1995.
1995
LITWORK
A Scattering of Salts
1995
INTERMENT
James Merrill was interred in North Stonington Cemetery, North Stonington, New London County, Connecticut.
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