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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
DiPalma, Raymond, 1943-

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 2 item(s); 2 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Letter and corrected poem to Raymond DiPalma are photocopies from the Filson Historical Society in Louisville, Kentucky.

Biography

Ray DiPalma is the author of a number of books of poetry. Merton was considering a poem of his for Monks Pond.

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SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1968/07/01 TLSfrom MertonTerribly sorry for holding your poems so long. Finally got around to editing the next issue and  keeping a poem and sending one back / asking contributor's notes / asking if Merton can cut DiPalma's first 3 lines (too abstract) and start with the stronger 4th line
 undated/no/no other At the depot I see friends off who aren't leaving until I turn my back  poem by DiPalma - first 3 lines have been scratched out / Merton writes, "Send it back if I can drop 1st 3 lines." / Poem seems to have been sent back with first few lines crossed out, old address in Iowa City crossed out, and new address written below for New Kensington, Pennsylvania
        

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