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James Merrill reads "Days of 1964" in January Hall at Washington University in St. Louis, 1985.

James Merrill reads "In Monument Valley" in the Women's Building at Washington University in St. Louis, 1971.

James Merrill reads his sonnet sequence "The Broken Home" in Brown Hall at Washington University, 1968.

Shirley Baker, Helen Vendler, and James Merrill at "James Merrill: A Life in Writing" symposium at Washington University, Nov. 18-19, 1994. Vendler is an esteemed professor and poetry critic who had been championing Merrill's work at least since…

James Merrill reading "In Monument Valley" at the Women's Building at Washington University in St. Louis. Merrill was a writer-in-residence at Washington University during this time.

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…

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

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