"The Poet: Private"

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Merrill, James. 1972. “‘The Poet: Private’”. Rare Books Catalogued Items. Saturday Review, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/38728

Title: "The Poet: Private"
Description: "The Poet: Private" in Saturday Review, featuring the poem "Yannina" and an interview with literary critic and good friend, David Kalstone. They discuss "Yannina," a poem about coming to terms with the past, and dedicated to Stephen Yenser. In the interview Merrill reveals he would rather cultivate an ideal reader than appeal to a mass audience.
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator: Merrill, James
Source: Catalogued item: PN7.6 A88 V.55: No.49 4o
Date: 1972: December
Relation: Rare Books Catalogued Items; James Merrill: Life and Art, pp. 505-7
Language: English
Type: Clipping
Publisher: Saturday Review
Contributor: Kalstone, David
Format: Magazine; 5 jpegs. 600 ppi
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Item sets: Merrill; Merrill Life Archive

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