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Letter and corrected poem to Raymond DiPalma are photocopies from the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky.
Ray DiPalma is the author of a number of books of poetry. Merton was considering a poem of his for Monks Pond.
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| # | Date | From/To | First Lines | Pub ✓ | Notes |
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1968/07/01 |
TLS from Merton |
Terribly sorry for holding your poems so long. Finally got around to editing the next issue and |
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keeping a poem and sending one back / asking contributor's notes / asking if Merton can cut DiPalma's first 3 lines (too abstract) and start with the stronger 4th line
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undated/no/no |
other |
At the depot I see friends off who aren't leaving until I turn my back |
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poem by DiPalma - first 3 lines have been scratched out / Merton writes, "Send it back if I can drop 1st 3 lines." / Poem seems to have been sent back with first few lines crossed out, old address in Iowa City crossed out, and new address written below for New Kensington, Pennsylvania
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