Category Archives: James Merrill

Dining Out with Douglas Crase

Posted on January 24, 2020 by Andrew Epstein

The poet and critic Douglas Crase published his first book of poems, The Revisionist, in 1981, to rapturous reviews.  No less than Harold Bloom, that tireless canonizer, proclaimed that “Crase has every prospect of becoming one of the strong poets … Continue reading →

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Remembering John Ashbery (1927-2017)

Posted on September 6, 2017 by Andrew Epstein

This past Sunday, September 3, brought the very sad news that John Ashbery had passed away at the age of 90.  Ashbery has long been regarded as the greatest and most influential living American poet, so it is not surprising … Continue reading →

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James Merrill and … the New York School?

Posted on June 24, 2015 by Andrew Epstein

James Merrill is not often mentioned in the same breath as poets of the New York School. He is usually viewed as a consummate formalist and genteel New England poet, celebrated for his elegant style, refinement, and restraint, who operated at some distance from the … Continue reading →

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