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'

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US US-kylobm TMC-RG1-B-068-#02

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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'

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  • 1967 April 15 (Creation)

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1 page(s); Carbon copy of a typed letter (not signed).

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(1915-1968)

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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 ofRead more

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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 withRead more

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  • English

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Road to Joy

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from Thomas Merton to: Bieberman, Lisa