Donald Hall (2) (1928–2018)
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Donald Andrew Hall Jr. was born in New Haven, Connecticut on September 20, 1928. He received a bachelor's degree from Harvard University in 1951. His first collection of poetry, Exiles and Marriages, was published in 1955. His other collections included Without, The Museum of Clear Ideas, and The vis mere Painted Bed. He received several awards including the National Book Critics Circle Award for The One Day, the Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for The Happy Man, the Poetry Society of America's Robert Frost Silver medal, and the Ruth Lilly Prize for poetry. He served as poetry editor of The Paris Review from 1953 to 1962 and was the United States poet laureate for 2006-2007. He was also a memoirist, an essayist, and the author of textbooks and children's books. His memoirs were entitled Life Work and Unpacking the Boxes. His children's book, Ox-Cart Man illustrated by Barbara Cooney, won the Caldecott Medal. He received a National Medal of Arts in 2011. He died on June 23, 2018 at the age of 89. (Bowker Author Biography) vis mindre
Værker af Donald Hall
The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America (Oxford Books of Verse) (1985) — Redaktør — 223 eksemplarer
Remembering poets: Reminiscences and opinions : Dylan Thomas, Robert Frost, T. S. Eliot, Ezra Pound (1978) 38 eksemplarer
Death to the Death of Poetry: Essays, Reviews, Notes, Interviews (Poets on Poetry) (1994) 32 eksemplarer
Breakfast Served Any Time All Day: Essays on Poetry New and Selected (Poets on Poetry) (2003) 24 eksemplarer
Goatfoot Milktongue Twinbird: Interviews, Essays, and Notes on Poetry, 1970-76 (Poets on Poetry) (1978) 21 eksemplarer
The Weather for Poetry: Essays, Reviews, and Notes on Poetry, 1977-81 (Poets on Poetry) (1982) 14 eksemplarer
New Voices: University and College Poetry Prizes 7th Ed. 1984-1988 (1989) — Redaktør — 5 eksemplarer
Alligator Bride: Poems New and Selected 2 eksemplarer
Andrew the lion farmer 2 eksemplarer
The Oxford Book of Literary Anecdotes 2 eksemplarer
Thomas S. Eliot (intervista) 1 eksemplar
Two By Two 1 eksemplar
One Day: Poem in Three Parts 1 eksemplar
Eagle argent : an Italian journey 1 eksemplar
Teaching writing well 1 eksemplar
Richard Wilbur 1 eksemplar
Associated Works
Casey at the Bat: A Ballad of the Republic Sung in the Year 1888 (1888) — Efterskrift, nogle udgaver — 1,446 eksemplarer
Literature: An Introduction to Fiction, Poetry, and Drama (1995) — Bidragyder, nogle udgaver — 925 eksemplarer
Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker (2001) — Bidragyder — 713 eksemplarer
These United States: Original Essays by Leading American Writers on Their State within the Union by John Leonard (1995) — Bidragyder — 91 eksemplarer
New World Writing: Fifth Mentor Selection - Fiction, Drama, Poetry, Criticism (1954) — Bidragyder — 9 eksemplarer
The North Dakota quarterly : vol. 50, no 4, Fall 1982 — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
Poetry East : number twenty & twenty-one fall 1986 : poetics — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Kanonisk navn
- Hall, Donald
- Juridisk navn
- Hall, Donald Andrew, Jr.
- Fødselsdato
- 1928-09-20
- Dødsdag
- 2018-06-23
- Begravelsessted
- Proctor Cemetery, Andover, New Hampshire
- Køn
- male
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Fødested
- Hamden, Connecticut, USA
- Dødssted
- Wilmot, New Hampshire, USA
- Bopæl
- Wilmot, New Hampshire, USA
- Uddannelse
- Harvard University (BA|1951)
Oxford University (B.Litt|1953) - Erhverv
- poet
editor
critic - Relationer
- Kenyon, Jane (wife)
- Organisationer
- American Academy of Arts and Letters (1989)
Bread Loaf Writers' Conference
Stanford University
Bennington College - Priser og hædersbevisninger
- National Humanities Medal (2010)
Poet Laureate of New Hampshire (1984-1989)
Frost Medal (1990/1991)
Ruth Lilly Poetry Prize (1994)
Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress (2006-2007)
Aiken Taylor Award (2009) (vis alle 7)
Newdigate Prize for poetry (1952
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A beautiful book, especially for those who have spent any time in rural New England.
An astonishingly beautiful volume that had me in tears as I read it, something that I can't recall ever happening before. These pieces will resonate powerfully with anyone who has helped someone die.
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- Medlemmer
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- Popularitet
- #2,180
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- Anmeldelser
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- ISBN
- 265
- Sprog
- 5
- Udvalgt
- 2
He travels over hills, through valleys, by streams, past farms and villages. At Portsmouth Market he sells his goods, one by one - even his beloved ox. Then, with his pockets full of coins, he wanders through the market, buying provisions for his family, and returns to his home. And the cycle begins again.… (mere)