In this meditation on the poetry of Thomas Merton, fellow poet Frederick Smock considers how Merton's poetry - perhaps the least-known of his writings - was nevertheless an integral component of his work for peace. But as the term meditation suggests, Smock's examination of the poetry serves as a point of entry into a far broader inquiry, not only into Merton's life and work, but into the necessary engagement of other poets in the work for peace, and into Smock's own development as an artist and a man confronting the world.

Pax Intrantibus: A Meditation on the Poetry of Thomas Merton

Frederick Smock

Religion & Spirituality

Broadstone Books

<p>An exciting and innovative new poetry collection by established Kentucky writer Frederick Smock.</p>

The Deer at Gethsemani: Eclogues

Accents Publishing

<p>This new volume of poetry by Frederick Smock began with his chance discovery of the work of 20th century Norwegian poet Olav Hauge, who "opened a window through which many of these poems subsequently entered." Written with his seemingly effortless elegance, these are poems of finely etched observation, of serene appreciation, as deceptively simple as the world they depict with such grace. "Each poem in this book creates a blaze of clarity, intensifies a moment of insight: evening sun climbing a bookshelf, lichen feasting on a tree trunk, a window looking down into a courtyard or up into blue sky. Like the opthalmologist's just-right lens, Smock's poems bring the blurry world into focus so that sight and insight become Vision, revealing our world's bounty, helping us to see, doing the real work of poetry." Jane Gentry</p>

The Bounteous World: New Poems

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Books by Frederick Smock

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Pax Intrantibus: A Meditation on the Poetry of Thomas Merton

The Deer at Gethsemani: Eclogues

The Bounteous World: New Poems