James Merrill reads "Mandala"

Item

Merrill, James, and Washington University in St. Louis. “James Merrill Reads ‘Mandala’”. Https://youtu.Be/0rseWvj-u78. 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/39762

Title
James Merrill reads "Mandala"
Description
James Merrill reading his poem "Mandala" in the Women's Building at Washington University. Merrill was a writer-in-residence at Washington University at the time.
Subject
Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator
Merrill, James
Washington University in St. Louis
Date
Recorded 1971: December 3
Published online 2015: July 22
Language
English
Source
Modern Literature Recorded Multimedia Collection (MSS124), Item 21
Publisher
Washington University in St. Louis
Modern Literature Collection
Type
Poetry
Identifier
MP3_0021.02_Merrill_Clip_Mandala
Rights Holder
Washington University in St. Louis
Relation
https://youtu.be/0rseWvj-u78
Photograph: MSS083_VI-1-a_455
Format
1 sound tape reel : analog, 3 3/4 ips; 7 in.
1 sound cassette : analog [copy]
5" Polycarbonate CD-R Disk : digital [copy] recorded at 44.1kHz
MP3 64 kbps
Extent
00:03:46
Rights
http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Merrill, James, and Washington University in St. Louis. “James Merrill Reads ‘Mandala’”. Https://youtu.Be/0rseWvj-u78. 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/39762