Lax, Robert
Overview
Works: | 283 works in 467 publications in 3 languages and 5,006 library holdings |
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Genres: | Records and correspondence Biography Documentary films Biographical films Diaries Poetry Interviews Criticism, interpretation, etc Nonfiction films Periodicals |
Roles: | Author, Signer, Editor, Interviewee, Illustrator, Lyricist, Creator, Other, Performer, Contributor, Artist, Conceptor |
Classifications: | PS3523.A972, 811.54 |
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Most widely held works about
Robert Lax
- Love had a compass : journals and poetry by Robert Lax( Book )
- Pure act : the uncommon life of Robert Lax by Michael N McGregor( Book )
- Merton and friends : a joint biography of Thomas Merton, Robert Lax, and Edward Rice by James J Harford( Book )
- The way of the dreamcatcher : spirit lessons with Robert Lax, poet, peacemaker, sage by S. T Georgiou( Book )
- Robert Lax by Robert Lax( Book )
- 21 pages = 21 seiten by Robert Lax( Book )
- Journal F : Kalymnos journal = Tagebuch F by Robert Lax( Book )
- Ten Christian mystics and what they tell us of God by Murray Bodo( Recording )
- Psalm ; &, Homage to Wittgenstein by Robert Lax( Book )
- Mystic Street : meditations on a spiritual path by S. T Georgiou( Book )
- Patmos journal : in search of Thomas Merton with Robert Lax by Patrick Hart( Book )
- Fables by Robert Lax( Book )
- Robert Lax : speaking into silence( Book )
- Middle of the moment : a cinepoem about nomadic life by Werner Penzel( Visual )
- Episodes = Episoden by Robert Lax( Book )
- Journal B = Tagebuch B by Robert Lax( Book )
- Journal C = Tagebuch C by Robert Lax( Book )
- Journal A = Tagebuch A by Robert Lax( Book )
- Journal D = Tagebuch D by Robert Lax( Book )
- Dialogues = Dialoge by Robert Lax( Book )
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Most widely held works by
Robert Lax
A catch of anti-letters by
Thomas Merton(
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7 editions published between 1978 and 1994 in English and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Between 1962 and 1967, two solitary friends, both contemplatives, engaged in a playful exchange of letters- Thomas Merton from Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Kentucky. Bob Lax from self-imposed exile in the Greek islands. The friendship that began between Columbia University undergraduates and flourished for the 27 years of Merton's monkhood has generated more serious correspondence, but this intimate collection was edited by the prolific monk before his accidental death in 1968, in Thailand. The letters are filled with inside jokes, literary amusements, and reminiscences about Columbia. Merton adds Zen drawings: Lax, experimental poems.".--back cover
7 editions published between 1978 and 1994 in English and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Between 1962 and 1967, two solitary friends, both contemplatives, engaged in a playful exchange of letters- Thomas Merton from Gethsemani, the Trappist monastery in Kentucky. Bob Lax from self-imposed exile in the Greek islands. The friendship that began between Columbia University undergraduates and flourished for the 27 years of Merton's monkhood has generated more serious correspondence, but this intimate collection was edited by the prolific monk before his accidental death in 1968, in Thailand. The letters are filled with inside jokes, literary amusements, and reminiscences about Columbia. Merton adds Zen drawings: Lax, experimental poems.".--back cover
When prophecy still had a voice : the letters of Thomas Merton and Robert Lax by
Thomas Merton(
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6 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a twenty-year-old sophomore when he was introduced to fellow student Robert Lax (1915-2000) in the Columbia University cafeteria in 1935. They were brought together by an admiration for each other's writing as it appeared in the college humor magazine. Upon graduation in 1938, Merton converted to Roman Catholicism and Lax began graduate study in English and took a job at the New Yorker. Three years later, Merton entered the Abbey of Gethsemani, and he and Lax saw each other only four more times. Yet their friendship was sustained for the next thirty-three years through an amazing correspondence." "These letters of two poets and solitaries betray a giddy delight in wordplay, unconstrained by rules of grammar or conventions of spelling. Puns, portmanteaus, and inside jokes abound. The thiry-year exchange began when Merton dashed off a note on June 17, 1938, after spending a week with Lax's family. The final epistle in their correspondence was written by Lax on December 8, 1968. Merton died in Bangkok five days later and never received it." "Arthur Biddle spent nearly ten years collecting every letter known to exist between Merton and Lax, a total of 346, two-thirds of which have never been published. Biddle provides chronologies of their lives and, through unobtrusive notes, places events and people in context within the letters. This volume also includes the text of a rare interview with Lax."--Jacket
6 editions published between 2000 and 2001 in English and held by 434 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"Thomas Merton (1915-1968) was a twenty-year-old sophomore when he was introduced to fellow student Robert Lax (1915-2000) in the Columbia University cafeteria in 1935. They were brought together by an admiration for each other's writing as it appeared in the college humor magazine. Upon graduation in 1938, Merton converted to Roman Catholicism and Lax began graduate study in English and took a job at the New Yorker. Three years later, Merton entered the Abbey of Gethsemani, and he and Lax saw each other only four more times. Yet their friendship was sustained for the next thirty-three years through an amazing correspondence." "These letters of two poets and solitaries betray a giddy delight in wordplay, unconstrained by rules of grammar or conventions of spelling. Puns, portmanteaus, and inside jokes abound. The thiry-year exchange began when Merton dashed off a note on June 17, 1938, after spending a week with Lax's family. The final epistle in their correspondence was written by Lax on December 8, 1968. Merton died in Bangkok five days later and never received it." "Arthur Biddle spent nearly ten years collecting every letter known to exist between Merton and Lax, a total of 346, two-thirds of which have never been published. Biddle provides chronologies of their lives and, through unobtrusive notes, places events and people in context within the letters. This volume also includes the text of a rare interview with Lax."--Jacket
Merton a film biography of Thomas Merton(
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2 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a study of the life of Thomas Merton, Trappist monk, author, philosopher, and activist, drawing upon archival film, still photographs, interviews, and readings from Merton's writings
2 editions published between 1984 and 2004 in English and held by 253 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Presents a study of the life of Thomas Merton, Trappist monk, author, philosopher, and activist, drawing upon archival film, still photographs, interviews, and readings from Merton's writings
Circus days & nights by
Robert Lax(
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5 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brings together three critically acclaimed long poems about the circus in a collection by one of America's leading minimalist poets
5 editions published in 2000 in English and held by 211 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Brings together three critically acclaimed long poems about the circus in a collection by one of America's leading minimalist poets
A thing that is by
Robert Lax(
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6 editions published in 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Singleness of purpose
6 editions published in 1997 in English and Undetermined and held by 193 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Singleness of purpose
33 poems by
Robert Lax(
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4 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1987 and 1988 in English and held by 157 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Poems (1962-1997) by
Robert Lax(
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2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 2013 in English and held by 120 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The circus of the sun by
Robert Lax(
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5 editions published between 1959 and 1960 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published between 1959 and 1960 in English and held by 85 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
New poems by
Robert Lax(
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8 editions published between 1962 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
8 editions published between 1962 and 1986 in 3 languages and held by 70 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Hermit's guide to home economics by
Robert Lax(
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2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three medium-length poems by America's forgotten hermit poet and master of concrete minimalism. Robert Lax's Hermit's Guide to Home Economics combines three long poems the poet composed on the Island of Patmos, where he lived a life separated from the rest of the world in the natural setting of that desert isle. Lax writes humorously about his "hermit" life, as if he were King Solomon doing a stand-up routine. But he also writes like a mystic whose surroundings speak to him, and uses the whole field of the page to explore the full potential of the word as image, and the poet as citizen. --Provided by publisher
2 editions published in 2015 in English and held by 68 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Three medium-length poems by America's forgotten hermit poet and master of concrete minimalism. Robert Lax's Hermit's Guide to Home Economics combines three long poems the poet composed on the Island of Patmos, where he lived a life separated from the rest of the world in the natural setting of that desert isle. Lax writes humorously about his "hermit" life, as if he were King Solomon doing a stand-up routine. But he also writes like a mystic whose surroundings speak to him, and uses the whole field of the page to explore the full potential of the word as image, and the poet as citizen. --Provided by publisher
The ABCs of Robert Lax(
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2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 46 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1999 in English and held by 46 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Speaking into silence by
Robert Lax(
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2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book is a small memorial to that voice which was finally silenced in September 2000. It contains a previously unpublished interview with Lax, an essay about visits to the Lax archive, and a memorial poem, as well as Robert Lax himself 'on Poetry and Language'."--Jacket
2 editions published in 2001 in English and held by 39 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
"This book is a small memorial to that voice which was finally silenced in September 2000. It contains a previously unpublished interview with Lax, an essay about visits to the Lax archive, and a memorial poem, as well as Robert Lax himself 'on Poetry and Language'."--Jacket
27th & 4th by
Robert Lax(
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2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 34 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1994 in English and held by 34 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Fables by
Robert Lax(
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3 editions published between 1970 and 1983 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 editions published between 1970 and 1983 in English and held by 30 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
The light--the shade by
Robert Lax(
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4 editions published between 1984 and 1989 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
4 editions published between 1984 and 1989 in English and held by 26 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Thought by
Robert Lax(
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1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
3 [i.e. Three] or 4 poems about the sea by
Robert Lax(
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1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1966 in English and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Robert Lax and concrete poetry : the ChemicalBank annual exhibition by
Robert Lax(
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1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
1 edition published in 1990 in English and held by 25 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Circus = Zirkus = Cirque = Circo by
Robert Lax(
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5 editions published in 1981 in 3 languages and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
5 editions published in 1981 in 3 languages and held by 24 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
Psalm by
Robert Lax(
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2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
2 editions published in 1991 in English and held by 23 WorldCat member libraries worldwide
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- Merton, Thomas 1915-1968 Author
- McGregor, Michael N. Author
- Spaeth, Paul J. 1952- Compiler Editor
- Trappists
- Biddle, Arthur W. Editor
- Uebbing, James J. Editor
- Baez, Joan
- Glynn, Audrey Laurine
- Barber, John 1955-
- Giroux, Robert
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Alternative Names
Lax, Robert 1915-2000
Robert Lax
Robert Lax Amerikaans auteur (1915-2000)
Robert Lax poeta estadounidense
Robert Lax poeta statunitense
Robert Lax poète américain
Robert Lax US-amerikanischer Autor, Lyriker und Publizist
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