James Merrill's Poetry Manuscripts

Manuscripts of "The Black Swan"

Item

James Merrill. n.d. “Manuscripts of ‘The Black Swan’.”, James Merrill's Poetry Manuscripts, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-poetry-manuscripts/item/36956

Title

Manuscripts of "The Black Swan"

Creator

James Merrill

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/

Item sets

Merrill

Site pages

Manuscripts of "The Black Swan"

Media

1) Handwritten on notebook paper with rhymes indicated.

2) Handwritten on notebook paper.

3) Typed on draft paper with revisions and sketches in ink and pencil.

4) Typed on draft paper.

5) Typed on bond paper with one revision in pencil.

James Merrill. n.d. “Manuscripts of ‘The Black Swan’.”, James Merrill's Poetry Manuscripts, accessed February 11, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/james-merrill-poetry-manuscripts/item/36956