Robert lax biography
Robert Lax
American poet
Robert Lax | |
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| Born | (1915-11-30)November 30, 1915 Olean, New York |
| Died | September 26, 2000(2000-09-26) (aged 84) Olean, New York |
| Nationality | American |
| Alma mater | Columbia University (BA) |
| Occupations | |
Robert Lax (November 30, 1915 – September 26, 2000) was an American poet, known in particular for his association with Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton.
Robert Lax: A Life Slowly Lived | Beshara Magazine
Another friend of his youth was the painter Ad Reinhardt. After a long period of drifting from job to job about the world, Lax settled on the island of Patmos during the latter part of his life. Considered by some to be a self-exiled hermit, he nonetheless welcomed visitors to his home, but did nothing to court publicity or expand his literary career or reputation.[1]
Life
Lax was born in Olean, New York, to Sigmund and Rebecca Lax.
His father had immigrated to the United States from Austria at the age of sixteen. When Robert was in eighth grade, the f About Robert Lax (1915-2000) KOKYG