James Merrill reads "In Monument Valley"

Item

Merrill, James, and Washington University in St. Louis. “James Merrill Reads ‘In Monument Valley’”. James Merrill: Life and Art, P. 501. Washington University in St. Louis, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/39756

Title
James Merrill reads "In Monument Valley"
Description
James Merrill reading "In Monument Valley" at the Women's Building at Washington University in St. Louis. Merrill was a writer-in-residence at Washington University during this time.
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Washington University in St. Louis
Date
Recorded 1971: December 3
Published online 2015: August 13
Language
English
Source
Modern Literature Recorded Multimedia Collection (MSS124), Item 21
Publisher
Washington University in St. Louis
Type
Poetry
Relation
James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 501
https://youtu.be/x8rlDnBE55Q
Photographs: MSS083_VI-1-a_474; MSS083_VI-1-a_472; MSS083_VI-1-a_632; MSS083_VI-1-a_810
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
Identifier
MP3_0021
Format
sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips; 7 in.
sound cassette : analog [copy]
5" Polycarbonate CD-R Disk : digital [copy] recorded at 44.1kHz
MP3 64 kbps
Extent
00:02:06
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Merrill, James, and Washington University in St. Louis. “James Merrill Reads ‘In Monument Valley’”. James Merrill: Life and Art, P. 501. Washington University in St. Louis, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/39756