Thomas Merton’s Pulitzer Nod/John Smelcer & Paul Pearson

Thomas Merton’s Pulitzer Nod/John Smelcer & Paul Pearson

  Thomas Merton and the Curious Case of the 1950 Pulitzer Prize   by John Smelcer with Paul Pearson During his lifetime (1915-1968), Thomas Merton never knew that one of his poetry books had been a contender for the Pulitzer Prize. In fact, no one did....

Merton as Mentor

  Father Louis: Gethsemani’s Creative Writing Teacher   By John Smelcer and Paul Pearson Common knowledge has it that Thomas Merton wrote extensively during his nearly three decades at the Abbey of Gethsemani. His writing included poetry. What most people...
Treasures of Thomas Merton/Staff Report

Treasures of Thomas Merton/Staff Report

  Thomas Merton and the Dalai Lama, Darhamsala, India, fall 1968. Merton’s habit and black cowl in this photo are part of the collection of Merton’s personal effects discovered by Ragazine Contributing Editor John Smelcer, stored by Merton’s...