October 8 & 10, 1979 Séances

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Merrill, James. 1979. “October 8 & 10, 1979 Séances”. Series_III_Ouija_Materials, James Merrill: Life and Archive, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-life-and-archive/item/39817

Title: October 8 & 10, 1979 Séances
Description: During the October 8 and 10, 1979 séances, Merrill finds out about and communicates with the recently deceased Elizabeth Bishop, an esteemed poet who influenced his own work and a close friend.
Subject: Merrill, James, 1926-1995
Creator: Merrill, James
Source: James Merrill Papers (MSS083) - Box 125, Folder 2956
Date: 1979: October 8, 10
Relation: Series_III_Ouija_Materials; Exhibit cases 7-8: Other World; James Merrill: Life and Art, p. 631; See also Merrill reading "The Victor Dog" (dedicated to Bishop) and Bishop's "One Art", "Elizabeth, you should have," and October 8 & 10, 1979 Séances
Format: 2 leaves, recto; 2 jpegs. 600 ppi
Language: English
Type: Manuscript
Identifier: Oct._8_&_10_1979_seances-001.jpg
Oct._8_&_10_1979_seances-002.jpg
Rights Holder: Washington University in St. Louis
Rights: http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets: Merrill; Merrill Life Archive

Site pages: Other World - Ouija Materials

Media: Oct._8_&_10_1979_seances-002.jpg; Oct._8_&_10_1979_seances-001.jpg