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MERTON'S CORRESPONDENCE WITH:
Braveman, Barbara Ann

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Descriptive Summary

Record Group: Section A - Correspondence

Dates of materials: 1968

Volume: 6 item(s); 8 pg(s)

Scope and Content

Merton published the poem "Newscast" in Freelance. He discusses with Bravemen his poems and a visit to Bravemen by Howard Nemerov and his reactions to Merton's poems. They also discuss setting up a meeting with a couple of students interested in Merton's work from Washington University in St. Louis. This meeting is discussed in Merton's journals on April 6, 1968.

Biography

Barbara Ann Braveman was Assistant Editor for Freelance in Clayton (St. Louis), Missouri, at the time of writing.

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Related Information and Links

See also published letters from Merton to Brahmachari in The Road to Joy, pp. 359-360. See also correspondence files for "Smith, Susan" and "Meyer, Sandy".

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Series List

This Record Sub-Group is not divided into Series and is arranged chronologically.

Container List

SeriesDateTypeTo/FromFirst LinesPubFull TextNotes
 1967/10/11 TLSto MertonThank you most sincerely for allowing <u>freelance</u> to print "Newscast," one of the poems in a   
 1967/10/19 TL[c]from MertonThanks for <u>Freelance</u>: a pleasant surprise and a good alive magazine. I have read most ofYes  
 1967/10/26 TALSto MertonIf this turns out to be the unorganized mess I fear it will be, "Forgive me Father, for I know not   
 1967/11/06 TL[c]from MertonThanks for the extra copies, for the feedback on the poem and all. For many reasons I am happy thatYes  
 1968/03/21 TLSto MertonIn your letter of November 6 you mentioned the possibility of being able to meet with a small group   
 1968/04/28 TLSto MertonThank you so much for all you did with Sue and Sandy. Whether Sue will ever come down to earth is   
        

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