"Poem" and photos in DRYAD, no. 5/6. .
Washingotn DC: 1972. 8vo, printed wraps. pp. 76. With William Claire's note laid in. Item #59214
A convert to Roman Catholicism, the American poet Robert Lax (1915-2000), was a friend of of the famous Trappist monk and author Thomas Merton. A student of Mark Van Doren, he and Thomas Merton were also influenced by their friend Ad Reinhardt. In his later years Robert Lax chose to live as a hermit on the island of Patmos in Greece where, in a quest for simplicity, he became a leading figure in literary minimalism. This is Lax first appearance in print and it is noted as a major break through for the poet. Also includes work by William Claire (on Delmore Schwartz), Linda Pastan, Reed Whittemore, etc.
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