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A Man in the Divided Sea

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01PoetryOut of the quiet of a Trappist monastery has come one of the most authoritative poetic voices of ourDonaghy, William A. America (26 April 1947): xxvi-xxviii. William A. Donaghy
1947
02Fact Fiction Poetry: Thomas Merton: PoetA Trappist monastery, one might think, would be a most unlikely place to find a poet. How could theStrahan, Speer Ave Maria 65 (22 February 1947): 231-234. Speer Strahan.
1947
03Of Thomas Merton: His Word and His SpiritWhen a man of some mental stature enters the Church, human curiosity sometimes moves toward speculaWiess, Frank J. Carroll Quarterly 1 (Spring 1948): 4-13. Frank J. Wiess.
1948
04Adventures Among Books: Elected SilenceThe air is full of strident sounds, noises which assail the ear with terrible dissonance, leaving noKelly, Blanche Mary Catholic Record NY (19 Oct. 1946). Blanche Mary Kelly.
1946
05More Books of the WeekRobert Lowell, whose second book of verse, "Lord Weary's Castle" has just been published is a young,Fremantle, Anne Commonweal 45 (27 December 1946): 283. Anne Fremantle
1946
06A Man in the Divided Sea: by Thomas Merton. 155 pp. New Directions. $2.50.Louisvillians should also be particularly interested in "A Man In the Divided Sea," since Thomas  Journal-Courier (12 Jan. 1947)
1947
07 Detachment of any kind has become so rare that nowadays we can be refreshed by detachment of the  New Yorker (5 Dec. 1946)
1946
08A Trappist CanticleThomas Merton's present book is a comprehensive record of his conversion to Catholicism. The Poems,Nerber, John Poetry 69 (December 1946): 165-168. John Nerber
1946
09A Poet of Genuine TalentWhen the "Thirty Poems" of Thomas Merton, the young Trappist monk, were published last year, "the prNims, John Frederick Saturday Review of Literature 29 (26 October 1946): 36. John Frederick Nims.
1946
10Book ReviewsThe excitement attending the publication of this second volume of Thomas Merton's poetry, whichConnolly, Francis Xavier Spirit 13 (November 1946). 150-153. Francis Xavier Connolly.
1946
11A Man in the Divided Sea. By Thomas Merton. New Directions. $2.50Here is Thomas Merton's second volume of poetry which includes also his first set, published last yeGray, Joan World in Books (Jan 1947). Joan Gray
1947
12 The ever growing public of Thomas Merton, young Trappist convert-poet, should be happy about Man in  Catholic Messenger (24 October 1948).
1948
13A Man in the Divided Sea. By Thomas Merton. New York: New Directions; 155 pp.; $2.50Thomas Merton is a young Trappist monk whose work first came to the attention of James Laughlin, and  Chronicle (10 November 1946).
1946
14Merton, Thomas. A Man in the Divided Sea. 1946Religious and metaphysical poems written by a Trappist monk, a new and promising American Catholic  Guidepost (January 1947)
1947
15 Thomas Merton is a Trappist monk whose first book of poetry was devotional. The title, "A Man in the  NY Post (9 December 1948)
1948
16Merton's Profound WorkThomas Merton, Trappist monk, has brought together in "A Man in the Divided Sea" (New Directions.  New York Sun (3 December 1946)
1946
17Poets' Column: The MessengerThere is some sentry at the rim of winter / Fed with the speech the wind makes / In the grand  NY Times (20 October 1946)
1946
18A Man in the Divided Sea. By Thomas Merton (New Directions).This book by a young Trappist monk in Kentucky is "brilliant. provocative-and seductive."  The Sun (20 July 1947)
1947
19A Man in the Divided Sea by Thomas Merton.An authentic, and wholly Catholic, poet presents a generous sampling of his work to date. Fresh, pen  Tidings (13 December 1946).
1946
20Cadence of Organ Music in Poetry"Thirty Poems" by Thomas Merton previously published are included in this collection. In those poems  Times (28 September 1946)
1946
21 Two books of poetry issued by New Directions are the only books published today. "A Man in the  Times (31 August 1948)
1948
22A Man in the Divided Sea. By Thomas Merton. (New Directions.)A collection of poetry, including a previously published volume, by a distinguished young Catholic  Times-Star (23 December 1945). S.A.L.
1945
23Ten PoetsIndividual poems do not necessarily reflect a poet's ability to create a body of work. Most of theseMoss, Howard Kenyon Review 9.2 (Spring 1947): 290-298. Howard Moss
1947
24Four PoetsThe books under review are recommended as in their varying ways enjoyable. They afford a selectionEberhart, Richard Sewanee Review 55.2 (April-June 1947): 324-336. Richard Eberhart
1947
25Thomas Merton: PoetA Trappist monastery, one might think, would be a most unlikely place to find a poet. How could theStrahan, Speer Ave Maria 65 (22 February 1947): 231-234. Speer Strahan
1947