The Making of A Whole World: Letters from James Merrill
A discussion about how James Merrill's letters were aggregated and organized for a new book.
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Esteemed American poet James Merrill wrote thousands of letters in his lifetime, to hundreds of recipients. Next Friday, Joel Minor, Curator of the Modern Literature Collection at Washington University Libraries where the James Merrill Papers reside, moderates a discussion with four panelists about how these letters were aggregated and organized for a book of Merrill’s selected letters.
This virtual event includes an audience Q&A and book sales from the Washington University Campus Store. Event co-sponsored by the James Merrill House.
Free and open to all, registration required (link in bio).
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