[Gail White]

Is anyone out there besides me an admirer of
James Merrill, the modern master of the heroic
couplet?

I am particularly fond of the trilogy of books
Merrill wrote in conjunction with a ouija
board. They are:
1. The Book of Ephraim
2. Mirabell
3. Scripts for the Pageant.

My favorite of these is "Ephraim." Ephraim is a Greek-
speaking Jew of the early Christian Era, and Merrill's
first contact in the after-life.

I would welcome any comments on the following matters:
1. Contemporary use of heroic couplets.
2. The ouija board as Muse.
3. Critique of any of the above books.
4. Merrill's view, or Dante's view, or your own
personal view, of life hereafter.

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