MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Powers, J. F. (James Farl), 1917-1999
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Descriptive Summary
Record Group: Section A - Correspondence
Dates of materials: 1962-1964
Volume: 5 item(s); 6 pg(s)
Scope and Content
James Farl Powers and Merton discuss their books and some of Merton's poems. Merton reviewed Powers' comic novel Morte d'Urban, a critically praised if not commercially recognized classic. In turn, Merton sends Powers his mimeograph of the "Cold War Letters". They discuss the subject of war, especially from the perspective of the Catholic Church's attitude in regards to war.
Biography
J. F. Powers (who signs Jim Powers in his letters to Merton) was an novelist and author of short stories. He was from St. Cloud, Minnesota. The Midwest and Catholicism are a common backdrop for his stories, often telling tales of priests caught between idealism and the realities of parish life. From the 1950's to the mid-1970's, he and his family lived part time in Wicklow, Ireland. (Source: "Powers, J. F." Obituary from Current Biography. Wilson Biographies Plus. Online. H.W. Wilson. Bellarmine Library, Louisville, KY. 10 Feb. 2006. ‹http://vnweb.hwwilsonweb.com›.)
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