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Poet and writer Catherine de Vinck was born in Belgium. She was married to Baron José de Vinck in 1945, and they moved to the United States in 1948. A Catholic, she has authored a number of books of mystical and devotional poetry and other spiritual works. She writes from Allendale, New Jersey.
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See also the "de Vinck, José" file.
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1966/05/05 |
TALS to Merton |
I was delighted by your letter as a child that just received a tremendous gift. Truly I wanted |
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1967/05/31 |
TL[c] from Merton |
Yes, I see you have been inspired to write many poems. By all means go ahead and publish them if |
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1968/01/25 |
TAL[c] from Merton |
I am running a small non money and non status poetry magazine mimeographed only and will only go |
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1968/05/15 (#01) |
TLS to Merton |
Forgive my long silence...I have not thanked you yet for the poetry of "Monks Pond". I hope that |
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1968/05/15 (#02) |
other to Merton |
Christ 1968 [-] Can I speak about a journey, [-] pull from an old suitcase [-] a folder of postcards |
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[poem signed by Vinck entitled "Christ 1968"]
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