Poet
James Merrill
A Pulitzer, and an epic dictated, he said, by a ouija board.
James Ingram Merrill was an American poet. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for poetry in 1977 for Divine Comedies. His poetry falls into two distinct bodies of work: the polished and formalist lyric poetry of his early career, and the epic narrative of occult communication with spirits and angels, titled The Changing Light at Sandover, which dominated his later career. Although most of his published work was poetry, he also wrote essays, fiction, and plays.
- Born
- 1926-03-03, New York City, USAA Wednesday
- Died
- 1995-02-06, Tucson, USAA Monday, aged 68
- At birth
- Sun in Pisces, Moon in Libra
- Nationality
- United States
- Birth-time source
- No birth time on record: Rodden X
Born
Died
At birth
Nationality
Birth-time sourceBirth Chart
1926-03-03, New York City, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/New_Yorkthe zone used then
America/New_YorkThe chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Pisces | 12°22′ | Direct |
| Moon | Libra | 27°08′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Pisces | 25°46′ | Direct |
| Venus | Aquarius | 10°34′ | Direct |
| Mars | Capricorn | 16°01′ | Direct |
| Jupiter | Aquarius | 13°11′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Scorpio | 26°04′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Pisces | 24°40′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Leo | 22°53′ | Retrograde |
| Pluto | Cancer | 12°41′ | Retrograde |
Death Chart
1995-02-06, Tucson, USA · time unknown, noon chart
America/Phoenixthe zone used then
The chart
| Body | Sign | Degree | Motion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sun | Aquarius | 17°31′ | Direct |
| Moon | Taurus | 9°25′ | Direct |
| Mercury | Aquarius | 11°15′ | Retrograde |
| Venus | Capricorn | 2°11′ | Direct |
| Mars | Leo | 25°00′ | Retrograde |
| Jupiter | Sagittarius | 11°12′ | Direct |
| Saturn | Pisces | 11°43′ | Direct |
| Uranus | Capricorn | 27°37′ | Direct |
| Neptune | Capricorn | 23°56′ | Direct |
| Pluto | Sagittarius | 0°24′ | Direct |
Their Astrocartography
Where each planet sat on one of the four angles at the moment James Merrill was born. Tap a line to read what the tradition associates with it.
Cast for noon, as the birth time is unknown, so the longitudes are approximate.