Donald Hall
American writer
Donald Andrew Hall, Jr.[1] (September 20, 1928 – June 23, 2018), known as Donald Hall was an American poet, writer, editor and literary critic. He became the first poetry editor of The Paris Review (1953–1961). On June 14, 2006, Hall was appointed as the Library of Congress's 14th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry (commonly known as "Poet Laureate of the United States").[2] Hall served as poet laureate for one year.
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Born | Hamden, Connecticut, US | September 20, 1928
Died | June 23, 2018 Wilmot, New Hampshire, US | (aged 89)
Occupation | Poet, writer, editor, critic. |
Nationality | United States |
Period | 1950–2018 |
Genre | poetry, essays, children's literature, memoirs, biography |
Notable awards | Robert Frost Medal (1991) |
Spouse | Kirby Thompson (m. 1952–67) |
Children | Andrew Philippa |
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ McDowell, Robert. "Hall, Donald (Andrew, Jr.)" Archived 2014-06-11 at the Wayback Machine (entry) in Contemporary Poets (Thomson Learning, 2001).
- ↑ "Poet Laureate Timeline: 2001–present". Library of Congress. 2009. Retrieved 2009-01-01.
Other websites
changeQuotations related to Donald Hall at Wikiquote
- Resources on Donald Hall from the Library of Congress
- Donald Hall's page at Poets.org
- "Donald Hall, Poet Laureate of the United States, talks with Robert Birnbaum" on Identity Theory website, posted December 18, 2006
- Donald Hall, an interview with Pat Gage and Caitlin McKenna. Narrative Magazine (Spring 2010).
- Judith Moore interviews Donald Hall