This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Greene, Jonathan Edward".
Jonathan Greene was born in New York, but has spent most of his career living in Kentucky as a poet, author, publisher and free-lance designer. While corresponding with Merton, he was a designer for University of Kentucky Press in Lexington. He was the founder of Gnomon Press. He currently lives on a farm near Frankfort, Kentucky.
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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1967/10/20 |
TLS to Merton |
I've been meaning to give you copies of my magazine since arriving in Kentucky, but have never |
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1968/01/05 |
TLS to Merton |
Carolyn suggested I send you poems for a mimeo'd magazine you're starting. She also said something |
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[labeled 1967, but Merton responds to this letter in his 1968/01/22 letter]
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1968/01/22 (#01) |
TLS[x] from Merton |
I'm really sorry to be so bad about letters. Worse than ever this month because laid up a week |
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1968/01/22 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
I'm really sorry to be so bad about letters. Worse than ever this month because laid up a week |
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1968/01/24 |
TALS to Merton |
let this be a partial response. Must wait till later to send other work (my own and that of others) |
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1968/01/29 |
TALS to Merton |
here is the batch I promised: things lying around. I could probably stir up more by letters, |
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1968/01/31 (#01) |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Very many thanks for the good materials. First Hollo's Klee is just exactly what I want. |
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1968/01/31 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Very many thanks for the good materials. First Hollo's Klee is just exactly what I want. |
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1968/02/08 |
TLS to Merton |
have re-worked the Desnos, though not taking all your suggestions verbatim except for the 2nd line |
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1968/02/26 |
TLS to Merton |
just got back late yesterday from Indiana U. where I gave a reading on Thursday and met many people |
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1968/03/20 (#01) |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Thanks for letting me see the Pemble poems. I'll keep them in mind for Pond iii (Fall) |
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1968/03/20 (#02) |
TL[c] from Merton |
Thanks for letting me see the Pemble poems. I'll keep them in mind for Pond iii (Fall) |
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1968/05/24 |
TNS to Merton |
how was your trip? I've invited Anselm Hollo to visit the beginning of June. Will you be in? |
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1968/05/31 |
TNS[x] from Merton |
Sure-- bring Anselm Hollo over. Bob Lax hopes to come about June 5, nice if we could all get |
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1968/06/07 |
HNS[x] from Merton |
Hoping this gets to you. Sat. morning Lax is not here yet. Don't know when - maybe next week. |
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1968/06/10 |
TLS to Merton |
quick note. As now planned Hannah and I will meet you Wednesday at 11:30 at the gate with food |
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1968/06/28 |
TNS[x] from Merton |
Thanks for the card with the info on Barthes. The stuff on Char you left with me is very good. |
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1968/07/29 |
TLS[x] from Merton |
Here is a sort of dark pic of you and Lax. I have another of you that looks fine on the contact |
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[second page is a photocopy of a photograph of Jonathan Greene and Robert Lax - it is very difficult to see Lax's face in the copy and Greene is almost indistinguishable]
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1968/08/30 |
HLS[x] from Merton |
Can you please send me by return any new information for contributors notes - on yourself, John |
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1968/09/03 |
TANS[x] from Merton |
Thanks for the letter and info. I have done about four Char poems if I can find them. |
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1968/09/10 |
HCS[x] from Merton |
Sorry - last minute before leaving and there is just no time to type these Char poems. You can make |
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1971/11/19 |
TLS[x] to Center from Greene, Jonathan |
thanks for your form letter of some time ago re: letters of Thomas Merton. Enclosed are all he |
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1971/11/29 |
TL[x] from Center to Greene, Jonathan |
Thank you so much for the xerox copies of Merton's letter to you. We would very much like |
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