Michael N. McGregor on why Robert Lax settled on the island of Patmos, Greece
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Channel: Oxford Academic (Oxford University Press) · 2015 · Education
Michael N. McGregor, author of Pure Act: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax, discusses why poet Robert Lax wandered for many years before eventually settling on the remote island of Patmos, Greece. 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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