Reading Group - Poems

From elegant lyrics to forceful political statements, humorous and sardonic squibs to luminous recollections of childhood, celebrations of friendship to impassioned evocations of the natural world  - not to mention verse purporting to describe encounters with spirits of the deceased - James Merrill (1926-1995) was one of the most accomplished and unpredictable English-language poets of his era. This Everyman selection gives a fine impression of his quality and range. RPJ