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James Merrill reads his poem "Cornwall" at the first James Merrill Symposium.

James Merrill reads his poem "Icecap" at the first James Merrill Symposium.

James Merrill reads his poem "Menu" at the first James Merrill Symposium.

James Merrill reads his poem "A Downward Look" at the first James Merrill Symposium.

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.

James Merrill reads his poem "The Blue Grotto" at the Sunken Garden Poetry Festival at the Hill-Stead Museum.

James Merrill reading his poem "Mandala" in the Women's Building at Washington University. Merrill was a writer-in-residence at Washington University at the time.

James Merrill reading "Pola Diva" in translation from the French at Brown Hall at Washington University in St. Louis. The original poem was written by Alexandrian poet Ayoub Sinano.

James Merrill reads the poem "Ideas" on the radio program "A Moveable Feast" hosted by Tom Vitale. The episode is titled "Late Settings."

James Merrill reads his poem "Days of 1964" in January hall at Washington University in St. Louis.