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Friday, October 2 at 6PM: MATTHEW AUCOIN and NICHOLAS PHAN: MERRILL SONGS CONCERT AND RECEPTION ---Regular Price
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$75.00
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$0.00
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| Location: La Grua Center, 32 Water Street |
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MATTHEW AUCOIN and TENOR NICHOLAS PHAN: MERRILL SONGS CONCERT AND RECEPTION --Fellows and Speakers Ticket
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$50.00
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$0.00
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| Please note this ticket rate is for FELLOWS and CENTENNIAL SPEAKERS only. If you are not a former fellow or a Centennial speaker, please purchase the regular ticket price. Thank you. Location: La Grua Center, 32 Water Street. |
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1A Saturday, 9-10am THE APARTMENT AESTHETIC: Antoinette Brim-Bell & Walt Hunter
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$25.00
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Full !
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$0.00
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| SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist:
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Conversation on the symbolic and literal roles of houses in literature. Location: NESS, 72 Water Street |
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2A: Saturday, 9-10am MERRILL IN STONINGTON: Sibby Lynch & Willard Spiegelman
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$25.00
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| A deep dive into Merrill’s life, friendships, and writing during his years in Stonington, including stories and personal recollections from those who knew him. Location: BOROUGH HALL, 26 Church Street |
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3A Saturday, 9-10am OBJECTS & POEMS Object-Based Workshop with Timothy Donnelly
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| We'll read and discuss poems that engage with specific objects, then experiment with writing our own. Participants are encouraged to bring an object of their own, and a selection of objects from the James Merrill House will also be on hand for inspiration. Location: The Stonington Borough FireHouse, 100 Main Street |
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4A Saturday, 9-10am OPEN MIC HOSTED BY STONINGTON POET LAUREATE, CHRISTIE MAX WILLIAMS
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$0.00
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$0.00
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| OPEN MIC HOSTED BY STONINGTON POET LAUREATE, CHRISTIE MAX WILLIAMS at La Grua Center. Christie Max Williams will host this session. Members of the audience will be invited to read their work. |
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1B Saturday, 11am-12pm QUEER LIFE IN THE 20TH CENTURY : Mark Doty & Mark Wunderlich
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Discussion of the James Merrill House as a National Historic Landmark within the context of LGBTQ history, featuring prominent voices connected to Merrill and literary preservation. Location: Borough Hall, 26 Church Street. |
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2B Saturday, 11am-12pm GHOSTS, OUIJA & THE OCCULT: Paul Merrill
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$25.00
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Full !
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$0.00
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| SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist:
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Discussion of “The Changing Light at Sandover” and Merrill’s engagement with mysticism, spiritualism, and the occult. Location: NESS (New England Science and Sailling): 72 Water Street |
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3B Saturday, 11am-12pm MERRILL’S POETRY OF PLACE: Rachel Hadas & David Yezzi
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist:
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Rachel and David will be in conversation about Merrill’s poetry of place. Rachel will focus on some of the poems set in Greece. Location: Stonington Borough Fire House: 100 Main Street |
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4B Saturday, 11am-12pm CELEBRATING THE YALE SERIES OF YOUNGER POETS PANEL moderated by Jessie Kindig
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$0.00
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$0.00
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| From 1983 to 1989, James Merrill judged the Yale Series of Younger Poets Prize, which has championed new poets since 1919. Since 2012, the Merrill House has partnered with Yale University Press to offer a residency to each Younger Poets Prize-winner. This panel offers readings from “Younger” poets selected by Merrill himself, and those who have held a residency at his home. Readers: Pamela Alexander, Desiree Bailey, Mary Alice Daniel, Ansel Elkins, Robert Wood Lynn, Isabel Neal, Noah Warren, Yanyi. Location: La Grua Center, 32 Water Street. |
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Saturday 12-1:30pm Festival Lunch
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Location: Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 26 Main Street |
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1C Saturday, 2-3pm POETIC AFTERLIVES Moderated by Kamran Javadizadeh with Ange Mlinko and Rosanna Warren
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Showcasing writers and artists influenced by Merrill through letters, scholarship, and personal accounts, highlighting Merrill’s role as patron and mentor. Location: Borough Hall, 26 Church Street |
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2C Saturday, 2-3pm CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH JAMES MERRILL, Michael Collier and Jeffrey Harrison
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$25.00
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Full !
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$0.00
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| SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist:
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This seminar will offer close readings and discussions of several poems by James Merrill from across his career, such as the early “Voices from the Other World” and “b o d y” from his final volume A SCATTERING OF SALTS. A handout of the poems will be available for the participants. Location: NESS, 72 Water Street |
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3C Saturday, 2-3pm WORDPLAY & CROSSWORDS Adrienne Raphel, Christopher Spaide and Natan Last
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$25.00
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Full !
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$0.00
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| SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist:
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Exploration of James Merrill’s playful use of language, including puns, form, and crosswords, featuring a workshop component on constructing poetic puzzles and puzzling poems. Location: Stonington Borough Fire House, 100 Main Street |
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Saturday, 5pm KEYNOTE ADDRESS: HENRI COLE
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$0.00
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Full !
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$0.00
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| SOLD OUT. Please join the waitlist:
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Distinguished poet, professor, and former Merrill Fellow Henri Cole will deliver the keynote address, introduced by Gigi Bradford. Location: La Grua Center, 32 Water Street |
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Saturday, 6:30pm CELEBRATION DINNER HONORING THE MERRILL FAMILY
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$175.00
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$0.00
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| Join us for a festive evening celebrating James Merrill's enduring legacy. This dinner is a special tribute to the Merrill family, whose generous support over the years has been instrumental in making the James Merrill House what it is today. Location: The Hounds, 769 Stonington Road |
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Saturday, 6:30pm: CELEBRATION DINNER HONORING THE MERRILL FAMILY: SPEAKER/ FELLOWS TICKET:
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$100.00
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| Please note this ticket rate is for FELLOWS and CENTENNIAL SPEAKERS only. If you are not a former fellow or a Centennial speaker, please purchase the regular ticket price. Thank you.
Join us for a festive evening celebrating James Merrill's enduring legacy. This dinner is a special tribute to the Merrill family, whose generous support over the years has been instrumental in making the James Merrill House what it is today. Location: The Hounds, 769 Stonington Road |
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Sunday 10am-12:15pm PANEL DISCUSSIONS: JAMES MERRILL AND HIS WORLD, PARTS 1 AND 2
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Join us for a rare and intimate conversation about Merrill. This program, structured as two panels with a short intermission, is hosted by Stephen Yenser, Merrill’s literary executor, and Langdon Hammer, author of the definitive Merrill biography, and brings together an extraordinary group of poets, scholars, and friends who knew Merrill or have devoted themselves to his work: Hilton Als, Matthew Aucoin, Jennifer Clarvoe, Peter Dimock, Rachel Hadas, Ange Mlinko, Jonathan Post, Mary Jo Salter, Willard Spiegelman, and Lee Zimmerman.This event will also be livestreamed. Location: La Grua Center, 32 Water Street. |
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Sunday, 12:15-1:45pm, Festival Lunch
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Location: Portuguese Holy Ghost Society, 26 Main Street |
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Sunday, 2-3pm READING FROM A DIFFERENT PERSON, HILTON ALS
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Hilton Als will read from his recent introduction to Merrill's memoir A DIFFERENT PERSON, in which AIDS loss prompts Als to recall his first readings of the poet, and how moved he was by the poet's depiction of gay domesticity, and his rarely discussed political views. David Leeming will introduce. Location: La Grua Center, 32 Water Street. This event will also be livestreamed. |
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Sunday, 3-4pm READING OF WATER STREET, BY FORMER FELLOWS, LED BY ROB SCHLEGEL
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$0.00
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$0.00
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| A reading of Merrill's WATER STREET. Location: La Grua Center. This event will also be livestreamed. |
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Friday, 2pm Merrill Apartment Tour
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$0.00
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$0.00
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| Step inside the National Historic Landmark that James Merrill and David Jackson called home for over forty years. 107 Water Street. A minimum of 5 to run the tour and a max of 20 per session. |
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Saturday, 10am Merrill Apartment Tour
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$0.00
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| Step inside the National Historic Landmark that James Merrill and David Jackson called home for over forty years. 107 Water Street. A minimum of 5 to run the tour and a max of 20 per session. |
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Sunday, 3pm Merrill Apartment Tour
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$0.00
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$0.00
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| Step inside the National Historic Landmark that James Merrill and David Jackson called home for over forty years. 107 Water Street. A minimum of 5 to run the tour and a max of 20 per session. |
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Friday 2pm: Stonington Village Literary Walk Tour
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Explore the village that Merrill called home for over four decades through a literary lens. Historic Stonington guides lead a walking tour through the borough's storied streets, highlighting the literary figures who called this remarkable coastal village home. A minimum of 5 required to run the tour and max of 20. |
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Saturday, 2pm Stonington Literary Walking Tour
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Explore the village that Merrill called home for over four decades through a literary lens. Historic Stonington guides lead a walking tour through the borough's storied streets, highlighting the literary figures who called this remarkable coastal village home. NB: There is a minimum of 5 needed and a max of 20 for the tour to run. |
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Sunday, 11am Stonington Literary Walking Tour
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Explore the village that Merrill called home for over four decades through a literary lens. Historic Stonington guides lead a walking tour through the borough's storied streets, highlighting the literary figures who called this remarkable coastal village home. NB: There is a minimum of 5 needed and a max of 20 for the tour to run. |
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Friday, 2pm Stonington Cemetery, Poets' Corner tour
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$25.00
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$0.00
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| Join Stonington Cemetery for a guided tour of the grounds where James Merrill and his partner David Jackson are buried, alongside the Stonington families and literary figures who make up the cemetery's celebrated "Poets Corner." Location: , 345 North Main Street |
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Sunday, 2pm Stonington Cemetery, Poets' Corner tour
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$25.00
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| Join Stonington Cemetery for a guided tour of the grounds where James Merrill and his partner David Jackson are buried, alongside the Stonington families and literary figures who make up the cemetery's celebrated "Poets Corner." Location: , 345 North Main Street |
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Waitlist
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| Is there an event you'd like to attend that is currently sold out? If a space becomes available due to a cancellation, we'll contact people on the waitlist in the order requests are received.
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