"Elizabeth, you should have"
Dublin Core
Title
"Elizabeth, you should have"
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Description
A three-page draft of an unfinished, untitled poem from winter 1992 addressing Elizabeth Bishop. It is an "uncharacteristically awkward" but powerful poem about "raw life" prevailing over "graceful art."
Creator
Merrill, James
Source
James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 130, Folder 3147
Date
Circa winter 1992
Relation
Series_IV_Manuscripts
Exhibit Cases 9-10: Love and Death
James Merrill Life and Art, pp. 759-60
Format
3 leaves. Recto.
3 jpegs. 600 dpi.
Language
English
Type
Manuscript
Identifier
Elizabeth_You_Should_Have_001.jpg
Elizabeth_You_Should_Have_002.jpg
Elizabeth_You_Should_Have_003.jpg
Elizabeth_You_Should_Have_002.jpg
Elizabeth_You_Should_Have_003.jpg
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
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Citation
Merrill, James, “"Elizabeth, you should have"
,” WUSTL Digital Gateway Image Collections & Exhibitions, accessed May 8, 2024, http://omeka.wustl.edu/omeka/items/show/12661.