MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Lowenfels, Walter, 1897-1976
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1967
Volume: 3 item(s); 3 pg(s)
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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Lowenfels, Walter".
Biography
A poet in his own right, Walter Lowenfels might be better known as an anthologist of 20th century radical poetry. A member of the Communist party, he wrote for the Daily Worker from the 1930's through the early 1950's. Solely based on his Communist Party membership, he was arrested and convicted of trying to overthrow the United States government in 1953, such charges being cleared in a matter of weeks. In the late 1950's, he focused more on writing poetry and publishing anthologies. Besides liking Lowenfels poems in To an Imaginary Daughter, Merton gives Lowenfels praise for his anthology, Where Is Vietnam? (Source: "Walter Lowenfels, 1897-1976. American author and editor." Washington University in St. Louis, Olin Library Department of Special Collections website. 27 July 2004. Access at Bellarmine University Library, 16 September 2005. ‹http://library.wustl.edu/units/spec/manuscripts/mlc/lowenfels/lowenfels.html›.)
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