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The poetry of thomas merton, more than any other aspect of his work, shows the path his idea of the sacred traveled as he went from monastically oriented, metaphysical lyrics to a mystical, almost surreal, poetry of directness that has been called antipoetry. By the time of his tragic, untimely death in 1968, father louis as he was known at the trappist monastery where he lived for twentyseven years had published upwards of fifty books and pamphlets, including several more collections of poetry. Merton was a trappist, a member of a roman catholic brotherhood. Thoughts in solitude stands alongside the seven storey mountain as one of merton s most uring and popular works. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. An ever growing number of books by and about thomas merton are now available in electronic format with. Pdf new seeds of contemplation book by thomas merton.
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