Download or read book A Scattering of Salts written by James Ingram Merrill and published by . This book was released on 1997-11-25 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tragic death of James Merrill in February 1995 coincided with the publication in hardcover of this, his last book of poems. "In these last poems, lucid, deft, fond, shrewd, faithful, Merrill once again reveals himself as our most visual poet, combining a superb eye with an unfailing ear."--Peter Davison, Boston Globe. "From the Trade Paperback edition.