Pure ACT: The Uncommon Life of Robert Lax

By Michael N. McGregor

Book Overview

A biography of experimental poet and spiritual seeker Robert Lax, who inspired Thomas Merton, Jack Kerouac and many others. Using information and stories drawn from journal entries, letters, interviews and the author's personal recollections, the book chronicles the development of Lax's distinctive poetic style and a spontaneous, spiritual approach to life he called pure act.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0823276821
• ISBN13: 9780823276820
• Release Date: April 2017
• Publisher: Fordham University Press
• Length: 472 Pages
• Weight: 2.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.6" x 8.7"