A chapbook, set and printed by Claude Fredericks and David Beekin. Printed by Banyan Press in an edition of 440. This is the section of Mirabell: Books of Number when 741 reveals the hierarchy of the arts and the spiritual meaning of homosexuality,…
Cover of David Jackson: Scenes from His Life - a "lavish chapbook" James Merrill produced for Jackson's 70th birthday, containing fourteen of David's sketches and paintings from the 1950s to 70s - each image paired with a related passage from…
Cover page, title page and four sample pages from the limited edition chapbook of "Volcanic Holiday"--a "wary love poem" to Peter Hooten--with stanzas printed on separate sheets accompanied by etchings by Dorthea Tanning.
Cover and first 25 pages of theVoices from Sandovervideo script, final draft, with corrections. This was an expanded version of the dramatic reading/stage version. With Hooten's connections in the film industry, it was possible for "highly talented…
James Merrill reads his sonnet sequence "The Broken Home" in Brown Hall at Washington University. Inspiration for this sequence came, in part, from his experience with his parents' divorce.
See also "Looking at Mummy" manuscript page and Journal…
A clip from James Merrill's play The Image Maker. The production was performed by both live actors and marionettes. In this pivotal monolgue, one of the play's puppets, Miguel, challenges his creator, The Image Maker.