James Merrill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

James Merrill

American poet

Date of Birth: 03-Mar-1926

Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States

Date of Death: 06-Feb-1995

Profession: writer, poet

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

For the South Carolina politician see James Merrill (politician).James Ingram Merrill (March 3, 1926 – February 6, 1995) was an American poet.
He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977 for Divine Comedies.
His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist lyric poetry of his early career, and the epic narrative of occult communication with spirits and angels, titled The Changing Light at Sandover (published in three volumes from 1976 to 1980), which dominated his later career.
Although most of his published work was poetry, he also wrote essays, fiction, and plays.