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Upcoming Events
Wed, Sep 25James Merrill ApartmentSep 25, 2024, 5:30 PMJames Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378Sep 25, 2024, 5:30 PMJames Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378Join us for a poignant reading by Rozina Ali. Ali will read pages from her work-in-progress, a narrative non-fiction book about the history of Islamophobia. She will share the story of a young Muslim boy growing up in Michigan, in the 1940s.
Wed, Oct 23James Merrill ApartmentOct 23, 2024, 5:30 PMJames Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378Oct 23, 2024, 5:30 PMJames Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378TIMOTHY 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. A professor in the writing program at Columbia University, he’s received fellowships
Wed, Nov 20James Merrill ApartmentNov 20, 2024, 5:30 PMJames Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378Nov 20, 2024, 5:30 PMJames Merrill Apartment , 107 Water Street, Stonington CT 06378ERSI 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. Her novel, What’s Left of the Night.
Past Events
Sat, Sep 14StoningtonSep 14, 2024, 10:00 AM – 1:00 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
Sat, Aug 24Virtual Event (FB, Youtube, X)Aug 24, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM EDTVirtual Event (FB, Youtube, X)
Sun, Aug 11La Grua CenterAug 11, 2024, 1:30 PM – 4:00 PMLa Grua Center, 32 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
Wed, Aug 07StoningtonAug 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAAug 07, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USATochukwu 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!
Tue, Jul 23StoningtonJul 23, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
Tue, Jul 09StoningtonJul 09, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
Sat, Jun 08StoningtonJun 08, 2024, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDTStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAJun 08, 2024, 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM EDTStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAThe 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.
Wed, Jun 05StoningtonJun 05, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
Wed, May 22StoningtonMay 22, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAMay 22, 2024, 5:30 PM – 7:00 PMStonington, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAJoin 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
Wed, May 15Bank Square BooksMay 15, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMBank Square Books , 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
Sat, May 11JMH Facebook, Youtube, Twitter/ XMay 11, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMJMH Facebook, Youtube, Twitter/ X
Wed, May 01JMH Visitors CenterMay 01, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMJMH Visitors Center, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAMay 01, 2024, 5:00 PM – 7:00 PMJMH Visitors Center, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAJoin 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.
Wed, Apr 17James Merrill House Visitors CenterApr 17, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMJames Merrill House Visitors Center , 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USA
Wed, Apr 10Bank Square BooksApr 10, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PMBank Square Books, 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
Multiple DatesSat, Mar 30The James Merrill HouseMar 30, 2024, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AMThe James Merrill House, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAMar 30, 2024, 10:00 AM – 10:30 AMThe James Merrill House, 107 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAJoin 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!
Fri, Mar 29Bank Square BooksMar 29, 2024, 5:30 PM – 6:30 PMBank Square Books, 53 W Main St, Mystic, CT 06355, USA
Sat, Feb 24JMH Facebook and Youtube pagesFeb 24, 2024, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PMJMH Facebook and Youtube pages
Wed, Feb 21StoningtonFeb 21, 2024, 6:00 PMStonington, 32 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAFeb 21, 2024, 6:00 PMStonington, 32 Water St, Stonington, CT 06378, USAThe La Grua Center presents a program on the history and cultural significance of the spoken word, which will feature a brief talk with multidisciplinary artist and speaker Yexandra Diaz, followed by a selection of youth spoken word presentations curated by creative visionary Kolton Harris.
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