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In the Dark before Dawn: New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton.(Book Review)
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Christianity and Literature
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June 22, 2005| Author:
O'Connell, Patrick F.
| COPYRIGHT 2005 Conference on Christianity and Literature. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information
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In the Dark before Dawn: New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton. Edited by Lynn R. Szabo. Preface by Kathleen Norris. New York: New Directions Publishing, 2004. ISBN 0-8112-1613-6. Pp. xxxiv + 253. $16.95 [paper].
In comparison with the attention given to his essays, journals, and other prose writings, there has been a relative neglect by critics and general readers alike of the poetry of Thomas Merton (1915-1968), Catholic convert, Cistercian monk and hermit, contemplative...
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