Published Lax Journal Listing
Compiled by Paul J. Spaeth
[rev. 2/06]

 

1941/06/18      North Carolina                       Journal E:8
1941/06/22                                                      Journal E:8
1941/07/08                                                      Journal E:10
1941/07/29                                                      Journal E:10-12

1942/01/20      New York City                       Journal E:12

1943/11/08                                                      Journal E:14

1944/02/24                                                      Journal E:14
1944/02/28                                                      Journal E:14-16
1944/09/15      Olean, NY                               Journal E:16

1945/04/09      North Carolina                       Journal E:18-22
1945/04/10                                                      Journal E:22-24
1945/04/11      St. Leo the I                             Journal E:24-26
1945/04/12                                                      Journal E:26-28
1945/04/18                                                      Journal E:28-30

1947/07/13      Hollywood, CA / sunday         Journal E:34-36
1947/07/15      tuesday                                    Journal E:36
1947/07/16      wednesday                               Journal E:38
1947/07                                                           Journal E:38-40
1947/09/01                                                      Journal E:40-44
1947/09/03                                                      Journal E:46
1947/09/16                                                      Journal E:48
1947/09/20                                                      Journal E:48-50
1947/09/21                                                      Journal E:50-60
1947/09/22                                                      Journal E:60
1947/09/23                                                      Journal E:62
1947/10/30                                                      Journal E:64
1947/11/12                                                      Journal E:64-68

1949/06/28      Virgin Islands                         Journal E:72-74
1949/07/06                                                      Journal E:74-76
1949/07/07                                                      Journal E:76-82
1949/07/09                                                      Journal E:82
1949/07/10                                                      Journal E:84
1949/07/13                                                      Journal E:84
1949/07/15                                                      Journal E:84-88                        

                        Introduction [to living in Greece]    Journal C:6

1964/03/20      Kalymnos  [Kos?]                   Journal C:8-10 [Voyages 19-20]
1964/03/29      afternoon                                Voyages 21
1964/04/01      Kalymnos                               Voyages 21
1964/04/04      Kalymnos                               Voyages 22-24
1964/04/14      afternoon                                Journal C:10-14
1964/04/11      st. macarius                             Journal C:14-16 [Voyages 25-27]
1964/04/14      (afternoon)                              Voyages 27-31
1964/04/24      Kalymnos / friday                   Voyages 31-34

1965/07/23      Kalymnos / fri                         Voyages 82
1965/07/27      ayios pandelemon                   Voyages 83-84
1965/08/16      Kalymnos                               Voyages 85-92
1965/08/18      Kalymnos                               Voyages 35-42

1967/10/20      Kalymnos                               Voyages 95-96
1967/10/28                                                      Voyages 96-97
 
1968/10/21                                                      New Directions 31:79-80
1968/10/26      Kalymnos / sunday night        Journal C:16-18
1968/10/27                                                      Journal C:18-20
1968/11/03                                                      Journal C:20
1968/11/05                                                      Journal C:20-22

1969/07/17      Kalymnos                               Journal C:22-24 [Columbia 9]
1969/07/19                                                      Journal C: 24-32 [Columbia 9-11]
1969/07/21                                                      Journal C:32-36 [Columbia 11]
1969/07/22                                                      Journal C:36-40 [Columbia 11-12]
1969/07/24                                                      Journal C:42-44 [Columbia 12-13]
1969/07/26                                                      Journal C:44 [Columbia 13]
1969/07/29                                                      Journal C:46-50 [Columbia 13-14]
1969/08/05                                                      Journal C:50-53 [Columbia 14]
1969/08/07                                                      Columbia 15
1969/08/21     wisdom (under water)              Journal C:54-62
1969/08/25     (anyway, monday)                    Journal C:64-65
                        Kalymnos  / lunch with the fishermen            Journal C:68-82 
1969/10/03      Patmos                                    Journal C:84-92
1969/10/04                                                      Journal C:92-98
1969/10/05      sunday                                     Journal C:98-102
1969/10/06      feast of st thomas                    Journal C:102-112
1969/11/22      Lipsos                                     JournalC:114-130
1969/11/25                                                      Journal C:132-138
1969/11                                                           Journal C:138-148

1970/02/25      (8:25 am)                                Journal C:150-152
1970/02/25      same day/four p.m.                 Journal C:154-160
1970/02/26      5 p.m.                                      Journal C:160-162

1972/10/13      Kalymnos                               Journal D:6-12

1973/02/08                                                      Proteus 3:1-3
1973/02/14                                                      Proteus 3:3-4
1973/02/15                                                      Proteus 3:4-5
1973/02/19                                                      Proteus 3:5-8
1973/02/21                                                      Proteus 3:8-11
1973/02/27                                                      Journal D:14-16
1973/02/28                                                      Journal D:16-18
1973/03/01                                                      Journal D:20-26
1973/03/14                                                      Proteus 4:3-8
1973/03/15                                                      Proteus 4:9-10
1973/03/16                                                      Proteus 4:10-12
1973/04/14      Zen master conflict                 Journal D:28-36 
1973/08/27      Lipsos                                     Journal D:38-40
1973/08/28                                                      Journal D:42-44
1973/08/30                                                      Journal D:44
1973/08/31                                                      Journal D:46-52
1973/09/14                                                      New Direction 31:77
1973/10/01                                                      Journal D:54-58
1973/10/11      small bottle                             Journal D:60-64 
1973/10/11      infinity’s pretzel                      Journal D:66-82 
1973/10/24      cloud                                       Journal D:84-102
1973/11/15                                                      New Directions 31:76-77

1974/01/25                                                      New Directions 31:78-79 
1974/07           France                                     Proteus 6/7:36-37, 40-41
1974/10/02      Jim de Lib                               Proteus 6/7:39-40
1974/1004       Jim de Lib                               Proteus 6/7:38

1976/10/31      Kalymnos                               Journal F:6-48
1976/11/03                                                      Journal F:50-52
1976/11/05                                                      Journal F:52-60
1976/11/06 or 7   sunday                                Journal F:60-62 
1976/11/08      St. Michael                              Journal F:64 
1976/11/09                                                      Journal F:64-78
1976/11/12     thurs. … 9 pm                          Journal F:80-84
1976/11/13      fri. – is it                                 Journal F:84-86 
1976/11/13? 14?                                             Journal F:86-94              
1976/11/16                                                      Journal F:114-116
1976/11/17                                                      Journal F:116-120
1976/11/18      thurs                                        Journal F:120-122 
1976/11/21      sun                                           Journal F:124-126 
1976/11/23                                                      Journal F:128-130
1976/11/25                                                      Journal F:130-136
1976/11/26                                                      Journal F:138-140
1976/11/27                                                      Journal F:140-144   

1977/09/28  Jimera de Libar / manner of spending day    Journal B:6-10 
1977/10/05                                                      Journal B:10-26
1977/10/06                                                      Journal B:28-32
1977/10/13                                                      Journal B:34-46
1977/10/19                                                      Journal B:48-56
1977/10/20                                                      Journal B:58-62
1977/10/22                                                      Journal B:62-64
1977/10/23                                                      Journal B:64-66
1977/10/24                                                      Journal B:66-70
1977/10/27                                                      Journal B:72-88
1977/10/31     tues … all saints                       Journal B:90-102 
1977/11/02                                                      Journal B:104-106
1977/11/04                                                      Journal B:108-126

1985/01/14      Patmos / evening                    Journal A:6-24 
1985/01/22      Patmos                                    Journal A:26-34
1985/01/23      evening                                    Journal A:36-40
1985/01/28                                                      Journal A:42-48
1985/01/28      evening                                    Journal A:50-52 
1985/01/29                                                      Journal A:54-62
1985/01/30                                                      Journal A:64-70
1985/01/85                                                      Journal A:72-102
1985/02/04                                                      Journal A:104-116
1985/02/05                                                      Journal A:118-132 


Bibliography

Journal A = Tagebuch A . Zurich: Pendo Verlag, 1986.
Journal B = Tagebuch B. Zurich: Pendo Verlag, 1988.
Journal C = Tagebuch C / ed. David Miller. Zurich: Pendo Verlag, 1990.
            [reprinted in Love Had a Compass. NY: Grove, 1996. (195-252)]
Journal D = Tagebuch D. Zurich: Pendo Verlag, 1993.
Journal E = Tagebuch E: Hollywood Journal / ed. Paul Spaeth. Zurich: Pendo, 1996.
Journal F = Tagebuch F: Kalymnos Journal / ed. John Beer. Zurich: Pendo, 1997.

Voyages [Robert Lax Special Issue] 2:1-2 (Winter Spring 1968) 19-42, 82-92, 95-97.

Columbia Forum. 12:4 (Winter 1969) 9-15: “A Poet’s Journal”

Proteus 3 (Summer Fall 1973) 1-11: “From the Journals” / ed. Frank Gaitling.
Proteus 4 (Spring 1974) 3-12: “From the Journals” / ed. Frank Gaitling.
Proteus 6-7 (Spring Summer 1977) 36-39: “From the Journals” / ed. Frank Gaitling.
 
New Directions 31 (1975) 74-80: “From the Kalymnos Journals” / ed. Frank Gaitling.


 

 

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