This is a file in the correspondence of Thomas Merton under the heading: "Byrd, Bobby".
Bobby Byrd was a poet writing from Memphis, Tennessee. Some of his poems appear in Monks Pond. At the time of writing, he was an out of work teacher.
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See also contributions to Monks Pond, p. 298.
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1968/08/19 |
TLS to Merton |
Thank you very much for your nice letter, & I am excited about my poems appearing in MONKS POND. |
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Byrd spent time with Keith Wilson in the summer / submits contributor's notes / Tolar Creek Syndicate
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