This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Kilburn, David".
While David Kilburn was studying in the Department of Chemistry at the University of Birmingham in England. He wanted to use some of Merton's poetry for the departmental magazine he edited, Retort. He later moved to London and worked with the literary magazine Ambit.
Please click here for general restrictions concerning Merton's correspondence.
See also contributions to Monks Pond, pp. 156, 208.
If the person in correspondence with Merton has full text records in the Merton Center Digital Collections, there will be a numeric link to them below.
This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.
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# | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1967/03/15 |
TALS to Merton |
I was wondering whether I could re-print your LUGANO REVIEW article on the Zen Koan |
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«detailed view» |
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1967/03/20 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for your letter. I would be happy to have you use the Zen Koan article. It is about to |
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«detailed view» |
3. |
1967/11/09 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
Ten through Zero beautiful. When you send carbons like this I can return them if you like: if you |
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«detailed view» |
4. |
1968/01/29 (#01) |
HLS to Merton |
Here is a copy of UFO --- I'm hoping AMDIT will print it --- if you know of anyone in USA |
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«detailed view» |
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1968/01/29 (#02) |
TLS to Merton |
Have just discovered I sent you an uncorrected version of UFO: most of the errors are just typing |
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«detailed view» |
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1968/02/06 |
HLS to Merton |
Glad UFO seemed --- have just ordered next Green Island --- yr. "Dramas" piece plus |
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«detailed view» |
7. |
1968/02/13 |
HNS to Merton |
Moving pads --- to: -- |
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«detailed view» |
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