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Reference code
US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-068-#02
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Title
1967-04-15 (#02), TL[c] Bieberman from Merton, 'I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative'
Date(s)
- 1967 April 15 (Creation)
Extent
1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).
Name of creator
(1915-1968)
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… Read more
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Scope and content
First lines: "I am a monk, poet, priest, and have written s [sic] few books on the contemplative life in which I"... Contents index: response to Bieberman's article "On Getting the Message" in «Innerspace» - advice from Merton - has no experience with… Read more
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- English
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Publication notes
Road to Joy
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Senders and recipients—
from Thomas Merton to: Bieberman, Lisa