"An Urban Convalescence"
Item
Merrill, James, “"An Urban Convalescence"”, Circa fall 1959-spring 1960, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38417
- Title
- "An Urban Convalescence"
- Description
- This entry includes two typescript draft pages (among the 40 worksheets Merrill saved) with holograph corrections and drawings showing his "engagement in verbal self-analysis" and reflecting "the intimate, brooding voice in Merrill's notebooks." The finished poem shows the early influence of Elizabeth Bishop and a reaction to Robert Lowell and Confessional poetry. "An Urban Convalescence" was published in Water Street.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Source
- James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 140, Folder 3643
- Date
- Circa fall 1959-spring 1960
- Relation
- Series_IV_Manuscripts
- Exhibit Cases 3-4: Water Street
- James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 274-9
- Format
- 2 leaves. Recto and verso.
- 4 jpegs. 600 ppi.
- Language
- English
- Type
- Manuscript
- Identifier
-
An_Urban_Convalescence-001.jpg
An_Urban_Convalescence-002.jpg
an_urban_convalescence_pg5_s1.jpg
an_urban_convalescence_pg5_s2.jpg - Rights Holder
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Site pages
- Water Street - Manuscripts
Merrill, James, “"An Urban Convalescence"”, Circa fall 1959-spring 1960, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38417