Thomas Merton Poem, ‘First Lesson About Man’

Thomas Merton Poem, ‘First Lesson About Man’

Go to this site to listen to this poem while seeing a collection of surrealist art - and comment on your impression of this poem's reflection of Thomas Merton's spirituality.

slight-existential ponderings, surreal-tinged verse are a few words used to describe this poem...

First Line: Man begins in zoology He is the saddest animal
The Collected Poems of Thomas Merton, p. 264

http://www.abstractreality.biz/2010/03/thomas-merton-first-lesson-about-man/

Looking foreward to your comments
A Poet Seeks

A Favorite Thomas Merton Poem

Let's get started...

I want you to share with us a favorite poem of Thomas Merton's
and to tell us what you see as the reflection of his spirituality in the poem. Let us know the approximate year he wrote it if you can.

If you want to simply include the poem's title, that would be welcomed.
If you can include the poem's text or a link to its location on a web site that would also be welcomed.

I am looking forward to hearing from you.

Poetry and Spirituality Starts Talking - April 2010

Monday, April 26, 2010

Hello and Welcome to my blog!

My intention is to talk together about how poems and poets speak spiritually... today and historically. I want to take a look together, to see how spirit is reflected, held, and shared in our "word-containers"...

What do you see, or believe you see behind a poet's words?
What spiritual essence is speaking out through a particular poem?

I would like to start talking about Thomas Merton's poetry because I need your opinions and shared experiences for a class I am taking and for a paper I am writing.

Later I want to talk about your poetry as well as about how other poets and the poetry reflect the spirit.

But let's start with Thomas Merton. This week I will be "immersed in Merton" and I appreciate your waiting to talk about other poetry.

Looking forward