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Thomas Merton US (1915 - 1968) Timeline Christian : Catholic Poems by Thomas Merton Books - Links |
He is best known today for his essays on the spiritual life, especially his first book, The Seven Storey Mountain.
Poems by Thomas Merton
- A Messenger from the Horizon
- A Practical Program for Monks
- A Psalm
- Aubade -- The City
- Follow my ways and I will lead you
- In Silence
- Night-Flowering Cactus
- O Sweet Irrational Worship
- Song for Nobody
- Stranger
- The Fall
- The Sowing of Meanings
- When in the soul of the serene disciple
Recommended Books: Thomas Merton
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Selected Poems of Thomas Merton | The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton | A Thomas Merton Reader | The Strange Islands: Poems by Thomas Merton | Thomas Merton Monk & Poet: A Critical Study |
Related Links
The Thomas Merton Center and International Thomas Merton Society
http://www.merton.org/
Chronology of Merton's life, several good photos, lots of links.
The Abbey of Gethsemani
http://www.monks.org/
The website of the Trappist monastery that Merton belonged to with its history and info on its monastic life. Includes a brief section on Merton.
The Merton Institute for Contemplative Living
http://www.mertoninstitute.org/
Biographical sketch of Merton, list of all his books, weekly reflection, Merton Prize for Poetry of the Sacred. A site worth exploring.
Thomas Merton Monk and Poet
http://edge.net/~dphillip/Merton.html
A devotional site with something of a hodgepodge organization, but a lot of good material, photos and links.