When it comes to poetry, I think partly the numbers of people attempting to write poems is probably a result or the reaction to technology. Donald Hall attemptnumberpartly Change image and share on social
It is sensible of me to be aware that I will die one of these days. I will not 'pass away.' Donald Hall awaredaydie Change image and share on social
In my life, I've seen enormous increase in the consumption of poetry. When I was young, there were virtually no poetry readings. Donald Hall consumptionenormoushave Change image and share on social
By 1968, I had lived 10 years in Michigan. Gradually, I had come to love watching Detroit's baseball club in its small, beautiful, antiquated Tiger Stadium - a baseball park as fine as Fenway Park or Wrigley Field, though it never got the adulatory press. Donald Hall adulatoryantiquatebaseball share on social
I expect my immortality will last about six seconds after my funeral. Donald Hall expectfuneralimmortality Change image and share on social
Contentment is work so engrossing that you do not know that you are working. Donald Hall contentmentengrosswork Change image and share on social
My parents were willing to let me follow my nose, do what I wanted to do, and they supported my interest by buying the books that I wanted for birthdays and Christmas, almost always poetry books. Donald Hall birthdaybookbuy Change image and share on social
Poetry offers works of art that are beautiful, like paintings, which are my second favorite work of the art, but there are also works of art that embody emotion and that are kind of school for feeling. They teach how to feel, and they do this by the means of their beauty of language. Donald Hall artbeautifulbeauty share on social
In the fifties, no one wore beards. In Eisenhower's day, as in the time of the Founding Fathers, all chins were smooth, while during the Civil War, beards were as common as sepsis. Donald Hall beardchincivil Change image and share on social
