This site provides students and fans of James Merrill with an introduction and background to his poem dedicated to David Kalstone, "Investiture at Cecconi's" (Raritan [Winter 1987], 12-13; Collected Poems [New York: Knopf, 2002], 580.)
The links to this site appear in the left margin. Commentary on the poem appears in the left margin under "Introduction to Three Late Poems" and "Survey of Literary Criticism." All material is copyrighted. For questions, contact Timothy Materer.