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"The Black Swan"

Title Page, The Black Swan (1946)
This website provides readers and students of James Merrill with an introduction to James Merrill's poem "The Black Swan." It includes two published versions of the poem (1946 and 1983), manuscripts, and editorial notes. The links to this site appear in the left margin. All material is copyrighted.
 
For a website devoted to the manuscripts of Merrill's Ouija transcripts for "The Book of Ephraim," see Washington University Libraries (Special Collections): James Merrill Digital Archive.
 
For questions, or to join the James Merrill discussion list, contact Timothy Materer.
"The Black Swan"