Don Aucoin: Who's schooling whom? Sep 5, 2009
Lately, Matt has been schooling me in the poetry of Wallace Stevens, Hart Crane, and James Merrill while also trying to help me understand why Doctor Atomic, by John Adams, is a landmark opera. Christine often steers me toward ingenious video clips on YouTube such as Animator vs. Animation, convincing me the site can be a showcase for creativity rather than the silly time-waster I saw it as. (Boston Globe)
News Briefs | Sept. 2, 2009 Sep 2, 2009
Rankine, a recipient of a James Merrill Fellowship from the Academy of American Poets, is the author of four collections. As Hurst Professor each will spend a week or two lecturing, visiting classrooms and interacting with students interested in their fields. (Washington University Student Life, MO)
Pakistan's changing culture glows clear in 'Other Rooms' Mar 4, 2009
A James Merrill poem comes to the younger man's mind, ending with "But the dull need to make some kind of house/ Out of the life lived, out of the love spent." In his gracious stories, Mueenuddin ponders that imperative of Pakistan, asking whether a home can be made among a people and place so splintered by change. Robert Braile reviews regularly for the Globe. (Boston Globe)
Merrill House welcomes new writer Ivy Pochoda Feb 20, 2009
STONINGTON The James Merrill House is home to a new writer in residence these days ... She was somewhat familiar with James Merrill s poetry but read more of his work when she learned of the residency. (Westerly Sun, RI)
