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Thomas Merton's Correspondence with: Anderson, James Bruce

James Bruce Anderson; James Anderson

  
   


Descriptive Summary

Record Group:

Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials:

1963-1964

Volume:

7 item(s); 8 pg(s)


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Biographical Statement

James Bruce Anderson served as editor for a journal of poetry called the "Charlatan" published by the Trinity Episcopal Church in Iowa City. 






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Note: "TM" stands for Thomas Merton, see Abbreviations page. Dates are in yyyy/mm/dd format.
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1.   1963/October/04 TLS To Merton Trinity Parish is going to publish a journal of poetry, prints, and essays, to appear twice each  asking permission to publish some of Merton's poetry  details
2.   1963/October/29 TL[c] From Merton Please forgive the long delay. I have been wanting to send you something. All my poems are "out"  Merton sends notes on Julien Green / asks if Anderson wants "abstract 'calligraphic' drawings"  details
3.   1963/November/03 TLS To Merton Thank you very much for the commentary on Julien Green for CHARLATAN. We did not expect to get  details of publication / requests calligraphies from Merton  details
4.   1963/November/06 TL[c] From Merton Well, then: here are some calligraphies. They may turn out to be a little radical for you. The  group of calligraphies entitled "Flying Signatures" / other series "Animal Forces" and "Vegetal Forces" / Prof. Herbert Burke / Ernesto Cardenal / Latin American poetry  details
5.   1963/November/25 HLS To Merton Due to the tragic death of the president we have decided to include a separate section of poems  Kennedy's death / publishing of Merton's drawings / art collector interested in drawings / Fr. Roselip sending poems / Chinese and Taiwanese poets  details
6.   1963/December/01 TL[c] From Merton No, I am afraid that the murder of President Kennedy has left me inarticulate. If anything deserves  Saint John Perse / selling of his "non-pictures" / recommends poet Ned O'Gorman  details
7.   1964/September/26 TL[c] From Merton Thanks for your note: I am relaying the information to Cardenal, Seminario de Cristo Sacerdote, La  comments for publication on 1964 presidential election between Lyndon Johnson and Barry Goldwater  details
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