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  1. www.nytimes.com › 1995/02/07 › obituariesJames Merrill Is Dead at 68; Elegant Poet of Love and Loss

    Feb 7, 1995 · James Merrill, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet whose 14 books of verse established him as heir to the lyrical legacy of W. H. Auden and Wallace Stevens, died yesterday in Tucson, Ariz. He was...

  2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › James_MerrillJames Merrill - Wikipedia

    While wintering in Arizona, he died on February 6, 1995, from a heart attack related to HIV/AIDS. His ashes and the remains of David Jackson are buried side by side at Evergreen Cemetery, Stonington. Jackson's former wife and Merrill's friend, Doris Sewell Jackson is buried behind them.

  3. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1995/02/08-mnAcclaimed Poet James Merrill Dies - Los Angeles Times

    Feb 8, 1995 · James Merrill, perhaps America’s greatest living poet, who penned more than 14 books of verse in addition to plays and novels, has died at the age of 68.

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  5. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › localJAMES MERRILL, 68, DIES - The ... - The Washington Post

    Feb 8, 1995 · NEW YORK -- James Merrill, 68, a Pulitzer Prize-winning poet who was the author of 14 volumes of verse as well as novels, plays, essays and autobiographical works, died Feb. 6 at a hospital...

  6. www.poetryfoundation.org › poets › james-merrillJames Merrill | The Poetry Foundation

    James Merrill died of a heart attack in February of 1995 while vacationing in Tucson, Arizona. He continued to write poetry and prose until his death, often treating, in subtle ways, the AIDS epidemic that ravaged his friend group, and to which he himself succumbed.

  7. www.britannica.com › biography › James-MerrillJames Merrill | Pulitzer Prize-Winning Poet & Novelist

    Quick Facts. In full: James Ingram Merrill. Born: March 3, 1926, New York, N.Y., U.S. Died: Feb. 6, 1995, Tucson, Ariz. (aged 68) Awards And Honors: Pulitzer Prize. National Book Award. Bollingen Prize (1973) Notable Works: “The Changing Light at Sandover”

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  9. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 1995/03/27BRAVING THE ELEMENTS - The New Yorker

    Mar 19, 1995 · The news that James Merrill died last month in Arizona at the age of 68, of a sudden heart attack, caused a palpable shock in the literary world. Spontaneous tributes and readings...