MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Williams, William Carlos, 1883-1963
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1961
Volume: 3 item(s); 3 pg(s)
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Merton had been reading William Carlos Williams since the 1930's. Their mutual publisher, James Laughlin of New Directions, informed Merton that Williams had been sick. Merton wishes him better health and writes in praise of Williams' essay on Daniel Boone. Williams suggests that Merton read Allen Ginsberg's books of poetry, and, in particular, Kaddish and Other Poems 1958-1960.
Biography
William Carlos Williams was a poet, novelist, playwright and essayist from Rutherford, New Jersey, where he also maintained a pediatric medical practice. (Source: The Courage for Truth, p. 289.)
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See also published letters from Merton to Williams in The Courage for Truth, pp. 289-290.
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