Selected Poems of Thomas Merton (New Directions Paperbooks) cover

Selected Poems of Thomas Merton (New Directions Paperbooks)

by Thomas Merton

"This enlarged edition of Selected Poems by Father Merton are for the most part lyrical and devotional, but the group of poems from Emblems shows the poet's increasing engagement with life outside the monastery and his strong concern for modern social issues. This volume offers a more representative sampling of the work of a prominent Catholic poet and one of the most vital American poets of the 20th century.".

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