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Poetry in Person: James Merrill

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Poetry in Person: James Merrill

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This thread is to discuss chapter 7: James Merrill May 23, 1979.
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I liked the discussion with Merrill a lot. Especially how a poet sustains a poem for over 100 pages. I don't like his poetry at all. I just can't get passed all that occultism. My loss I am sure but there are so many other fish in this sea.
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