"1915Z"^^ . . "American poet" . "Robert Lax (November 30, 1915 \u2013 September 26, 2000) was an American poet, known in particular for his association with famed 20th century Trappist monk and writer Thomas Merton. A third friend of his youth, whose work sheds light on both Lax and Merton, was Ad Reinhardt. During the latter period of his life, Lax resided on the island of Patmos, Greece."@en . "Lax, Robert"@en . "2000-09-26Z"^^ . "2000Z"^^ . "1915-11-30Z"^^ .