"Amherst Bard wins Holyoke Poet Award" from THE JEFF
Item
Merrill, James. 1946. “‘Amherst Bard Wins Holyoke Poet Award’ from THE JEFF”. Series_VIII_Ephemera, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38709
- Title
- "Amherst Bard wins Holyoke Poet Award" from THE JEFF
- Description
- "Amherst Bard wins Holyoke Poet Award" from THE JEFF. Merrill won the prestigious Glascock Poetry Prize for "The Broken Bowl," "The Formal Lovers" and "The Black Swan," all written in Kimon Friar's class. This win was a harbinger of many awards to come.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Source
- James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 295, Folder 5768
- Date
- 1946: May 17
- Rights
- All publication not covered by fair use is restricted to those who have permission of the copyright holder. Please see the Rights Statement for further information.
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
- Relation
- Series_VIII_Ephemera
- Exhibit Cases 1-2: Love and Money
- James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 94
- Language
- English
- Type
- Clipping
- Format
- 1 leaf. Recto.
- 1 jpeg. 600 ppi.
- Identifier
- Amherst_Bard_Wins_Holyoke_Poet_Award_THE_JEFF_1946_May_17_001.jpg
- Site pages
- Love and Money - Ephemera
Merrill, James. 1946. “‘Amherst Bard Wins Holyoke Poet Award’ from THE JEFF”. Series_VIII_Ephemera, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38709