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This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "O'Gorman, Ned".
Ned O'Gorman was a poet and, at the time of writing, on the editorial staff of the Catholic magazine, Jubilee. His poetry has been described as having "bejeweled" language and baroque imagery, influenced by his Catholic faith. He was also interested in social justice, starting a library and school serving primarily African-American children in Harlem in 1966. (Source: "O'Gorman, Ned." World Authors. 1975. Wilson Biographies Plus. Online. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine University Library, Louisville, KY. 13 Jan. 2006. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)
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1963/11/04 |
HNS to Merton |
I am in a state of great pleasure for that letter- I am thinking happily of you reading O'Gorman |
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1965/12/30 |
TLS to Merton |
Thank you for your note. I know the book is absurd, cumbersome but to me it holds vistas |
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1966/06/01 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Here are the "Seven Words" after much delay. I am sorry for this. actually there was a lot |
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undated/12/25 |
HCS to Merton |
When is a good time to visit you.? Tom. I'm blessed [-] Book is blest [-] World is blest. |
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