James Merrill reads from "The Changing Light at Sandover"
Item
Merrill, James, and Washington University in St. Louis. “James Merrill Reads from ‘The Changing Light at Sandover’”. Https://youtu.be/GPVZpqftueA. 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/39800
- Title
- James Merrill reads from "The Changing Light at Sandover"
- Description
- James Merrill reads from his piece "The Changing Light at Sandover," a poem based on his and David Jackson's experiences with their Ouija board seances, at the first James Merrill Symposium. He is accompanied here by Peter Hooten voicing the character of the Angel Gabriel.
- Subject
- Merrill, James, 1926-1995
- Creator
- Merrill, James
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Date
- Recorded 1994: November 17
- Published online 2015: October 21
- Contributor
- Hooten, Peter
- Language
- English
- Type
- Poetry
- Source
- Mona Van Duyn and Jarvis Thurston Papers (MSS144)
- Publisher
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Modern Literature Collection
- Identifier
- MSS144_XI_james_merrill_1994_Merrill_Clip_Sandover
- Rights Holder
- Washington University in St. Louis
- Relation
- https://youtu.be/gPVZpqftueA
- Format
- VHS cassette
- MP4 video
- Extent
- 00:12:30
- Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/
Merrill, James, and Washington University in St. Louis. “James Merrill Reads from ‘The Changing Light at Sandover’”. Https://youtu.be/GPVZpqftueA. 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/39800