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Upcoming Events

  • Reading with Merrill Fellow, ERSI SOTIROPOULOS
    Reading with Merrill Fellow, ERSI SOTIROPOULOS
    Wed, Nov 20
    James Merrill Apartment
    Nov 20, 2024, 5:30 PM
    James Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378
    Nov 20, 2024, 5:30 PM
    James Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378
    Ersi Sotiropoulos lives in Athens. In Greece she’s won two National Literature Awards, the Book Critics’ Award and the Athens Academy Prize. She’s received the Dante Alighieri Prize for poetry and been shortlisted for the European Book Prize.
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Past Events

  • Object Based Poetry Workshop with Timothy Donnelly
    Object Based Poetry Workshop with Timothy Donnelly
    Sun, Oct 27
    Stonington
    Oct 27, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Oct 27, 2024, 3:00 PM – 5:00 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    A unique opportunity to gather in the Merrill Apartment for a poetry writing workshop inspired by Merrill's objects with poet and Columbia University writing program professor, Timothy Donnelly.
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  • Reading with Merrill Fellow, Timothy Donnelly
    Reading with Merrill Fellow, Timothy Donnelly
    Wed, Oct 23
    James Merrill Apartment
    Oct 23, 2024, 5:30 PM
    James Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378
    Oct 23, 2024, 5:30 PM
    James Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378
    TIMOTHY DONNELLY (October, 2024) has published four collections of poetry. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, and elsewhere, including the Best American Poetry and Pushcart Prize anthologies. He is a professor in the writing program at Columbia University.
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  • SOLD OUT Reading with Merrill Fellow, Rozina Ali, Memories
    SOLD OUT Reading with Merrill Fellow, Rozina Ali, Memories
    Wed, Sep 25
    James Merrill Apartment
    Sep 25, 2024, 5:30 PM
    James Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378
    Sep 25, 2024, 5:30 PM
    James Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378
    SOLD OUT. Please note, we are no longer taking RSVPs.
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  • 6th Annual Stonington Borough Art Walk
    6th Annual Stonington Borough Art Walk
    Sat, Sep 14
    Stonington
    Sep 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Sep 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Join us at the JMH Visitors Center on Saturday, September 14th to browse our fellows' books for sale, tote bags, bandanas, and "critters" by the one and only Dan Potter!
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  • Tochukwu Okafor & Angela Flournoy
    Tochukwu Okafor & Angela Flournoy
    Sat, Aug 24
    Virtual Event (FB, Youtube, X)
    Aug 24, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event (FB, Youtube, X)
    Aug 24, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDT
    Virtual Event (FB, Youtube, X)
    This Saturday evening! Tune in on Facebook, Youtube, or X to hear August fellow, Tochukwu Okafor, in conversation with Angela Flournoy. Saturday, August 24th at 5pm.
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  • Writing Toward Forgiveness with Eleanor Kedney
    Writing Toward Forgiveness with Eleanor Kedney
    Sun, Aug 11
    La Grua Center
    Aug 11, 2024, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
    La Grua Center, 32 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Aug 11, 2024, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PM
    La Grua Center, 32 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Writing Toward Forgiveness is a generative poetry workshop created and facilitated by Eleanor Kedney, an award-winning writer and dynamic speaker. *SEE BELOW TO PURCHASE TICKETS*
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  • Tochukwu Okafor: Meet & Greet
    Tochukwu Okafor: Meet & Greet
    Wed, Aug 07
    Stonington
    Aug 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Aug 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Tochukwu Okafor is a Nigerian writer whose work has appeared in the 2018 Best of the Net, the 2019 Best Small Fictions, The Guardian, Harvard’s Transition Magazine, Columbia Journal, and elsewhere. Come meet our August JMH fellow!
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  • Meet & Greet with Anna Potter
    Meet & Greet with Anna Potter
    Tue, Jul 23
    Stonington
    Jul 23, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Jul 23, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Stop by and meet former fellow, Anna Potter in our Visitors Center
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  • Mark Wunderlich: Book Signing & Meet the Author
    Mark Wunderlich: Book Signing & Meet the Author
    Tue, Jul 09
    Stonington
    Jul 09, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Jul 09, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Join us at the JMH Visitors Center to welcome returning fellow Mark Wunderlich. His book of poems, God of Nothingness, will be available for sale.
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  • CT Open House Day @ the James Merrill House
    CT Open House Day @ the James Merrill House
    Sat, Jun 08
    Stonington
    Jun 08, 2024, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Jun 08, 2024, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDT
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    The James Merrill House is a writer's home and a home for writers. As part of CT Open House Day, we will open the doors of the JMH to the public for an opportunity to tour the charming, color-drenched home of one of America's greatest poets at 107 Water Street in the picturesque Stonington Borough.
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  • Meet & Greet, Book signing with Cindy Juyoung Ok
    Meet & Greet, Book signing with Cindy Juyoung Ok
    Wed, Jun 05
    Stonington
    Jun 05, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Jun 05, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Meet & Greet, Book signing with Merrill Fellow and Yale Younger Prize Winner, Cindy Juyoung Ok
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  • Writing my Memoir in the Merrill Apartment: An Evening with John Cotter
    Writing my Memoir in the Merrill Apartment: An Evening with John Cotter
    Wed, May 22
    Stonington
    May 22, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    May 22, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
    Stonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Join former JMH Fellow John Cotter as he celebrates the paperback release of his memoir, Losing Music, which he completed while in residence at the Merrill apartment. This event is part of John's book tour, and books will be for sale during the event. Join us on Wed., May 22nd 5:30-7! *RSVP required
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  • Author Talk and Signing with Former Fellow, Anna Noyes at BSB
    Author Talk and Signing with Former Fellow, Anna Noyes at BSB
    Wed, May 15
    Bank Square Books
    May 15, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Bank Square Books , 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
    May 15, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Bank Square Books , 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
    Author Talk and Signing with Former Fellow, Anna Noyes at BSB. https://fb.me/e/5fK3vn0b2
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  • Virtual Event with Judith Dupré and Laurie Foos
    Virtual Event with Judith Dupré and Laurie Foos
    Sat, May 11
    JMH Facebook, Youtube, Twitter/ X
    May 11, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    JMH Facebook, Youtube, Twitter/ X
    May 11, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
    JMH Facebook, Youtube, Twitter/ X
    Watch on Youtube : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Tn_yUnLNng
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  • A Literary Pop-Up Event w/ Judith Dupré
    A Literary Pop-Up Event w/ Judith Dupré
    Wed, May 01
    JMH Visitors Center
    May 01, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    JMH Visitors Center, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    May 01, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    JMH Visitors Center, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Join current JMH Fellow and NYT bestselling author Judith Dupré at the JMH Visitors Center on Wednesday, May 1st from 5-7pm for a literary pop-up event! Judith will do brief readings at 5:30 & 6:30 from her forthcoming book, "Bird on a Wire: A William James Mystery," and will be signing books.
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  • Meet & Greet and Book Signing with Judith Dupré
    Meet & Greet and Book Signing with Judith Dupré
    Wed, Apr 17
    James Merrill House Visitors Center
    Apr 17, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    James Merrill House Visitors Center , 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Apr 17, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PM
    James Merrill House Visitors Center , 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Meet & Greet and Book Signing with Judith Dupré.
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  • Author Talk & Book Signing with Caoilinn Hughes
    Author Talk & Book Signing with Caoilinn Hughes
    Wed, Apr 10
    Bank Square Books
    Apr 10, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Bank Square Books, 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
    Apr 10, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
    Bank Square Books, 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
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  • Merrill House Tours (FULL)
    Merrill House Tours (FULL)
    Multiple Dates
    Sat, Mar 30
    The James Merrill House
    Mar 30, 2024, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    The James Merrill House, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Mar 30, 2024, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AM
    The James Merrill House, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
    Join us at 10am on Saturday March 30th for a tour of James Merrill's whimsical Stonington Borough apartment! Lasting about 30 minutes, your tour will include historical anecdotes of one of America's great poets, as well as a close-up look at the colorful, quirky interior of the JMH!
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