2: James Laughlin and Nicanor Parra Correspondence

Scope and Content

This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Parra, Nicanor".

Nicanor Parra distinguished himself as the most prominent Chilean poet, or antipoet, of the Generation of 1938. In 1935, he and friends started Revista Nueva. The surrealism of Pablo Neruda and the writing of Garcia Lorca among others influenced

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.

Series List

Series Number	Series Name	Total Records
1	Thomas Merton and Nicanor Parra Correspondence	7
2	James Laughlin and Nicanor Parra Correspondence	25

Container List

Series#	Date	From/To	First Lines	Pub ✓	Notes
	y/m/d	Merton		Scan ✉
Series 2 #1. «All Series«	1964/12/28	transcript from Laughlin, James	Father Thomas Merton liked very much the poem which we translated together, and he too is eager		«detailed view»
Series 2 #2. «All Series«	1965/01/16	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	Dentro de algunas horas tomo el avión a México, desde donde volaré a Cuba.		[mentions Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #3. «All Series«	1965/03/04	transcript from Laughlin, James	I am so glad that you have sent books to Father Merton and to Miss Levertov. I hope very much		«detailed view»
Series 2 #4. «All Series«	1965/04/18	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	a mi regreso de Cuba (vía México), desde pasé casi tres meses, me encuentro con tu generosísima		«detailed view»
Series 2 #5. «All Series«	1965/05/07	transcript from Laughlin, James	I was pleased to receive your fine letter of April 18th with all its interesting news.		«detailed view»
Series 2 #6. «All Series«	1965/07/08	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	1) te encuentro toda la razón. Creo que Miller terminará también encuentrándotela.		[handwritten letter by Parra on a typescript of Allen Ginsberg's English translation of Parra's poem "Pido que se levante la sesión" ("I move the meeting be adjourned") / mentions Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #7. «All Series«	1965/07/13	transcript from Laughlin, James	I'm so glad you are in touch with Padre Tom. He is a wonderful person. Did you send him suggestions		«detailed view»
Series 2 #8. «All Series«	1966/02/26	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	por fin estoy nuevamente en los E.E.U.U. El viaje fué largo pero sin contratiempos.		[mentions Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #9. «All Series«	1966/03/07	transcript from Laughlin, James	I wrote to Father Merton that you were now in this country, and he is eager to meet you,		«detailed view»
Series 2 #10. «All Series«	1966/04/15	transcript from Laughlin, James	I am leaving tomorrow for a little trip out west,… On my return east I hope to stop off in Kentucky		«detailed view»
Series 2 #11. «All Series«	1966/04/25	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	Por fin hemos puesto término a la tradución y ordenación de los poemas de nuestro libro.		[mentions Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #12. «All Series«	1966/10/20	transcript from Laughlin, James	When are you coming north again? Everybody missed you very much. Our friend in Kentucky is		«detailed view»
Series 2 #13. «All Series«	1967/04/17	transcript from Laughlin, James	Tom Merton has not been too well. He has had trouble with bursitis, and had an operation for it,		«detailed view»
Series 2 #14. «All Series«	1967/08/07	transcript from Laughlin, James	I hear from Tom Merton about every week and he seems to be in good form, busy as ever.		«detailed view»
Series 2 #15. «All Series«	1967/11/20	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	Un saludo cordial antes de tomar el avión a Caracas, al IV Congreso de la Interamerican Foundation		[see "Laughlin, James" file - letter originally dated 1967/November/03 and signed "Nick" (Nicanor Parra) to Laughlin - photocopy sent to Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #16. «All Series«	1967/12/no	transcript to Laughlin, James	If Tom wants me, I will certainly stop at Kentucky and stay a weekend there or something.		«detailed view»
Series 2 #17. «All Series«	1967/no/no	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	Muy bien la solapa de nuestro libro. Me gusta muchísimo. No había escrito antes por razones que tú		«detailed view»
Series 2 #18. «All Series«	1968/02/21	transcript from Laughlin, James	Last weekend I had a very nice visit with Tom Merton down in Kentucky. He looks well and seems		«detailed view»
Series 2 #19. «All Series«	1968/03/06	transcript from Laughlin, James	I enclose a couple of little pictures, ones that Tom took, and I have been meaning to send them		«detailed view»
Series 2 #20. «All Series«	1968/03/24	transcript to Laughlin, James	Qué sera Tom?		«detailed view»
Series 2 #21. «All Series«	1969/02/04	TL[x] from Laughlin, James	I have been a bit worried because I haven't heard from you for such a long time.		[mentions Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #22. «All Series«	1969/02/20	HLS[x] to Laughlin, James	Gracias por tu última carta y por la reseña de Northern Review: aquí está todo casi normal -		«detailed view»
Series 2 #23. «All Series«	1969/04/07	TL[x] from Laughlin, James	Please forgive my delay in thanking you for your letter of February 20, which was most welcome.		[mentions Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #24. «All Series«	1969/10/14	TL[x] from Laughlin, James	Congratulations on your big prize! We were all so thrilled to hear about it. I had the news first		[mentions Merton] «detailed view»
Series 2 #25. «All Series«	undated/no/no	other[x]	Verses on the Death of Merton [-] Ernesto Cardenal [-] Our lives are rivers		[contains handwritten annotations] «detailed view»

Return to the top of the page.

The Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University

Individual Series View, Merton's Correspondence with:

Parra, Nicanor, 1914-2018

Series 2, James Laughlin and Nicanor Parra Correspondence

Descriptive Summary

Scope and Content

Biography

Usage Guidelines and Restrictions

Related Information and Links

Series List

Container List