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

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