Donald Hall
Donald Hall (born September 20, 1928 in New Haven , Connecticut , † June 23, 2018 in Wilmot , New Hampshire ) was an American poet and the 14th Poeta laureatus of the United States. In June 2006 he was appointed Poet Laureate and took up the position in October. In 2007, his successor Charles Simic joined . Hall had studied at Harvard University and also at Oxford University . He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters (since 1989) and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (since 1996).
Hall was married to the poet Jane Kenyon until her death in 1995 .
Works
- Poetry and Ambition: Essays 1982-88 . (1988)
- Their Ancient Glittering Eyes . (1992)
- To Read a Poem . (1992)
- Without . (1998)
- The Best Day The Worst Day: Life with Jane Kenyon . (2005)
- White Apples and the Taste of Stone . (2006)
literature
- Mary Wallach: In Search of the Poetic Analyst. Journal of the American Academy of Psychoanalysis and Dynamic Psychiatry , 31: 397-409. (2003)
Web links
- Donald Hall in the database of Find a Grave (English)
- New Poet Laureate Receives Impossible Advice ( Memento from September 27, 2007 in the Internet Archive )
- Plainspoken, Rural Poet. Retrieved January 25, 2019 .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hall, Donald |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hall, Donald Andrew Jr. (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 20, 1928 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | New Haven , Connecticut |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 23, 2018 |
| Place of death | Wilmot (New Hampshire) , New Hampshire |