{"product_id":"in-the-dark-before-dawn-new-selected-poems","title":"In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems","description":"A new, broad, comprehensive view of the innovative poetry of the late, great Trappist monk and religious philosopher Thomas Merton. Poet, Trappist monk, religious philosopher, translator, social criticthe late Thomas Merton was all these things. Until now, no selection from his great body of poetry has afforded a comprehensive view of his varied and largely innovative work. In the Dark Before Dawn: New Selected Poems of Thomas Merton is not only double the size of Merton's earlier Selected Poems (1967), it also arranges his poetry thematically and chronologically, so that readers can follow the poet's multifarious interrelated lines of thought as well as his poetic development over the decades, from his college days in the 1930s to his untimely accidental death in Bangkok in 1968 during his personal Eastern pilgrimage. The selections are grouped under eight thematic headings\"Geography's Landscapes,\" \"Poems from the Monastery,\" \"Poems of the Sacred,\" \"Songs of Contemplation,\" \"History's Voices: Past and Present,\" \"Engaging the World,\" \"On Being Human,\" \"Merton and Other Languages.\"\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0811216136\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0811216136.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Merton, Thomas|Norris, Kathleen|Szabo, Lynn R.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41504469811258,"sku":"DBV.0811216136.A","price":7.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0811216136-0.jpg?v=1783112074","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/in-the-dark-before-dawn-new-selected-poems","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}