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- 1968 January 31 (Creation)
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1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
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Biographical history
Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a writer and Trappist monk at Our Lady of Gethsemani Abbey in Kentucky. His writings include such classics as The Seven Storey Mountain, New Seeds of Contemplation, and Zen and the Birds of Appetite. Merton is the author of more than seventy books that include poetry, personal journals, collections of letters, social criticism, and writings on peace, justice, and ecumenism.
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First lines: "What keeps me from writing more is that I never know if Port Royal Kentucky is enough of an address."... Contents index: question about Berry's address / plans to use monastic press to publish a magazine of poetry and short prose - «Monks Pond» - "I don't think a monastic press should be confined to cheese and liturgy." / Asian, Indian, and African texts - Zen texts / proposed visit by Harry Caudill.
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- English