Marianne Moore to Isabella Gardner, no date (typed letter signed, 1 page). Moore describes a Puerto Rican Orange tree with golden apples. She is very excited and invites Gardner to come see the tree blooming.
Marianne Moore to Isabella Gardner, no date (autograph note signed, 1 page). Moore tells Gardner to come for a visit now because she is back from visiting her brother in Connecticut. She tells Gardner that she would like to see the New Year's…
Marianne Moore to Isabella Gardner, August 21, 1967. Moore thanks Gardner for her gifts and for her kindness. Moore lets her know that she is thinking of Gardner and she is grateful to Gardner introducing Moore to her relative.
Maria Mitsotaki and James Merrill. Merrill's face is bound as a result of Bell's Palsy, an episode recounted in "The Thousand and Second Night" (see also the manuscript pages for that poem).
"[Maria] was pert, pretty, small and sweet...and able…
I've witnessed countless incidents of racially motivated police brutality in my lifetime and it's time to say ‘Enough!’ in the name of all those wrongfully killed and abused. For all the courageous men and women raising their voices against…