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But those two plays left me on fresh terms with language. I didn't always have to speak in my own voice.

James Merrill

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James Merrill
Age: 68 †
Born: 1926
Born: March 3
Died: 1995
Died: February 6
Poet
Writer
New York City
New York
James Ingram Merrill
Left
Fresh
Didn
Plays
Two
Air
Play
Terms
Always
Term
Voice
Language
Speak

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