Talk:James Merrill

Good article nomination failed
This article lacks citations and references. Furthermore, the article could be made a lot easier to read with better partitioning of headings/subheadings. Really though, any stylistic criticism would have to wait, because without references, things are unverifiable. Futhermore, because of the language of the introductory sentence (which should be expanded), it sounds a bit less than NPOV. This article, with some work, should pass GA status easily, but I regret to say it isn't ready for that yet. Chuchunezumi 04:30, 19 August 2006 (UTC)

The Black Swan
The link to his "The Black Swan" takes us to a different novel. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by T3gk (talk • contribs) 05:45, 26 February 2007 (UTC).

The two periods of Merrill's poetry
The article ought to address more clearly the break between Merrill's pre-Ouija Board lyric poetry and his obsessive metaphysical quest in "The Changing Light at Sandover." These two bodies of work are each important and influential in different ways, and the turn from one to the other is the defining feature of his career. I added a sentence to the article's introduction characterizing his work in this way. Llajwa 23:23, 25 September 2007 (UTC)

Fair use rationale for Image:JamesMerrill.JPG
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Copyright problem
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Merrill Foundation
I suggest creating an article on the James Merrill Foundation and listing the recipients of the grants there. The long list of awardees is not appropriate for the James Merrill article, even in the ref section. Span (talk) 23:21, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Agreed. This list is inappropriate in this article. Jpcohen (talk) 04:37, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
 * On reflection, the list wouldn't belong in that article either. I would suggest either deleting it or creating a list article of recipients, if the list is comprehensive and can be referenced. Span (talk) 09:42, 26 May 2013 (UTC)
 * I created a new article, Ingram Merrill Foundation, and transferred over that increasingly cumbersome list of Ingram Merrill award recipients with Wikipedia entries. Believe me, I didn't set out to build a monolith and was surprised myself to see one emerging; in any event, I appreciate your advice in making the list more reader-friendly if possible. &mdash; Sandover (talk) 12:44, 27 May 2013 (UTC)

Biography 2015
Suggested additions to articleOceanflynn (talk) 13:25, 22 April 2015 (UTC)



Photographs
I reverted the addition of images because they made the page way too busy and throws off the other images and quotes. In addition, they were inserted mid-paragraph. There should be a separate line for the files, with the paragraph starting at the beginning / left margin of the page.

The only possible option is adding these images in a gallery, if that's ok with the contributors to this page.–CaroleHenson (talk) 03:32, 27 March 2017 (UTC)