These images were printed in Monks Pond. Stored in Lax box. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In a mass mailing to friends, Merton writes that he is learning about Buddhism on this Asian trip. He also mentions three long meetings with the Dalai Lama. He describes other spiritual meetings and indicates that he is entirely involved with monastic encounters. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The cover by Sister Mary Corita reprints a colored rubberstamped text of the title and subtitle. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This posthumous list of May 1969 lists Merton's publications and indicates that even at this date Monks Pound was out of print. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letterhead is Abbey of Gethsemani. The card reads, "Dear Emmett: Here are a few loose sheets from MPond (Monks Pond) which will show which concretes I took from author - & 'embellished.' Hope the magazine will be on its way soon." -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This card of December 10, 1968, eight days before Merton's death, was typed by Patrick Hart, secretary to Thomas Merton. He gives permission to Williams to use poems in a forthcoming anthology that was never published. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This reproduction of an ancient image was printed in Monks Pond. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Merton acknowledges Emmett Williams' poem "Red Chair" in Monk's Pond. He requests permission to publish two of his poems that appeared in Art International as well as Pignatari's "Cloaca." Mentions that Bob Lax visited him and that he's doing good new stuff. The letterhead is Abbey of Gethsemani. Merton thanks Emmett Williams for his contribution of "The Red Chair" that he will publish in Monk's Pond II. He indicates that the first issue has some fine Zen stuff and is going to press with help from Jonathan Williams. He compliments Williams on his Concrete Poetry Anthology and asks to be placed on the Something Else Press mailing list. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letterhead is Monks Pond. Merton writes Emmett Williams that "All the things you are making happen sound good. Or helping make happen. Yes, visual poetry. I'd like to see that exhibit in Minneapolis. When will it be?" He continues, "I'm starting on some visual stuff. Hasn't loosened up yet but I think it will start to break soon. If only we had some more type here and the monastery printer had more time we could really do something about it." In a postscript, Merton adds a handwritten request, "Could I see a copy of the Bense reader? Looks interesting. Also the MacLow stanzas, as I am doing some, that - & Dieter Rot. Your catalog is very good. Only interesting one I've seen in a long time. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

The letterhead is Abbey of Gethsemani. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Merton requests contributions for his periodical, Monks Pond. Jonathan Williams passes the letter onto Emmett Williams with the notation that the above letter from Thomas Merton explains itself. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is a transcript of a talk dealing with Marxism and Buddhism on the day Merton met his death as a result of an auto accident. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

Includes four photographs by Ralph Eugene Meatyard. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This is Merton's only premonastic prose work, a novel about his views on peace and war, written before he entered a Trappist monastery. There is a dreamlike or nightmarish quality to the story, heightened by the use of a wierd composite language, a mixture of English and several languages. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

In a mass mailing to friends, Merton announces that he is cutting down on writing and receiving letters and new writings as he leaves for Asia. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.

This catalogue offers a major collection of books by Julio Cortazar, the first postmodernist novelist in South America. -- Source of annotation: Marvin or Ruth Sackner.