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“A Dedication” by James Merrill

James Merrill explores the divine that is imminent in the stages of grief
Posted on June 29, 2015 by Christopher Hewitt (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

James Merrill’s elegiac poem, “A Dedication” observes grief in its most intimate setting: the mind. Addressed to his friend, the Dutch poet Hans Lodeizen (who died while still a young man in 1950), the poem suggests its close relation to the poet’s … Continue reading →

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