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Frederick Buechner, James Merrill's good friend from Lawrenceville, hanging from tree. "Freddy was an enthusiastic reader and a talented writer, with a confident, energetic mind that reveled in words and stories."

James Merrill and Kimon Friar, Merrill's Amherst teacher and lover. "Short, wiry, and dark, he was a high-minded, charismatic man of letters and an unabashed self-promoter."

Leila "Zelly" Howard, James Merrill's beloved governess, with whom he remained close until her death in 1977.

Photograph of James Merrill in a purple turtle neck standing amid the ginkgo trees at Washington University, November 18, 1994.

Photograph of James Merrill as a young man standing outside looking to his left, August 23, 1948.

Photograph of James Merrill as a young man standing alone in front of canyons.

Photograph of James Merrill leaning against a stone wall amid ancient ruins, January 1967.

Photograph of David Jackson and James Merrill standing in front of a window, April 1965.

Photograph of James Merrill as an older man, wearing a white jacket and tie.

Photograph of James Merrill as an older man, standing among the leaves of a tree and facing sideways.