Robert Lax’s friendships and need for solitude
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2015 · Education
Michael McGregor, author of Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax, discusses what drew writers and artists such as Jack Kerouac and Ad Reinhardt to Robert Lax. He also discusses how Lax and Thomas Merton developed a lifelong friendship, and how Lax reconciled his need for solitude with his love for people. http://global.oup.com/academic/product/pure-act-9780823268016 Michael N. McGregor, a Professor of English and Creative Writing at Portland State University, has lectured at universities, conferences, and community events on both Robert Lax and Thomas Merton and is a member of Biographers International Organization and the International Thomas Merton Society. © Oxford University Press
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